Basutodon
| Basutodon Temporal range: Late Triassic | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Infraclass: | Archosauromorpha |
| (unranked): | Crurotarsi |
| Order: | ?Rauisuchia |
| Family: | unknown |
| Genus: | Basutodon von Huene, 1932 |
| Binomial name | |
| Basutodon ferox von Huene, 1932 | |
Basutodon was a genus of rauisuchian archosaur from the late Carnian-early Norian-age Upper Triassic Lower Elliot Formation of Lesotho.[1] It is based on teeth that were once confused with prosauropod remains, as with Teratosaurus. Because of this, it is sometimes listed in older dinosaur books as an early theropod,[2] or as a synonym of Euskelosaurus. It was probably neither of these things, though, and is much more likely to be a dubious non-dinosaur.[3]
References
- ↑ von Huene, F. (1932). Die fossile Reptil-Ordnung Saurischia, ihte Entwicklung und Geschichte. Monographien zur Geologie und Palaeontologie 1(4). 361 p. [German]
- ↑ Lambert, D. (1983). A Field Guide to Dinosaurs. Avon Books:New York, p. 74. ISBN 0-380-83519-3.
- ↑ Glut, D.F. (1997). “Excluded Genera”, Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company:Jefferson, North Carolina, 1005-1010. ISBN 0-89950-917-7.
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