Karamuru

Karamuru
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
Girl looking at Karamuru vorax.
Source: Paleorrota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Subclass: Diapsida
Order: Rauisuchia
Family: Prestosuchidae
Genus: Karamuru
Kischlat, 2000[1]
Species

Karamuru is a genus of prestosuchid archosaur from the Middle Triassic-age Santa Maria Formation of Brazil. It was found in the Paleorrota geopark. It is based on remains that had been assigned to Prestosuchus chininiquensis, including a nearly complete skull. There is some uncertainty about the publication date and authors; as noted by Langer et al. (2007), Kischlat (2000) records it as having been published by Kischlat and Barberena, with no year given.[2] Later, Schultz and Langer considered it to be a junior synonym of Prestosuchus.[3]

Karamuru would have been a carnivorous animal, perhaps 7 meters long (23 ft) and weighing 700 kilograms (1500 lb).[4]

Its name relates to the story of Diogo Álvares Correia, a settler called the "Caramuru" by the Tupinambá tribe.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 per Langer et al., 2007
  2. ↑ Langer, Max C.; Ribeiro, Ana M.; Schultz, Cesar L.; Ferigolo, Jorge (2007). "The continental tetrapod-bearing Triassic of south Brazil". In Lucas, S.G.; and Spielmann, J.A. (eds.). The Global Triassic (pdf). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, 41. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. pp. 201–218.
  3. ↑ Schultz, C. L., & Langer, M. C. 2007. Tetrápodes triássicos do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Paleontologia: cenários de vida. v. 1, p. 277-299. Interciência,
  4. ↑ "Karamuru vorax". O Rio Grande do Sol no tempo dos dinossaros (in Portuguese). UFRGS. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
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