Teyujagua
| Teyujagua | |
|---|---|
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| Skull in side view and dorsal view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Genus: | †Teyujagua |
| Type species | |
| †Teyujagua paradoxa Pinheiro, 2016 | |
Teyujagua was a small, semiaquatic archosauromorph reptile that lived in Brazil during the Triassic period. It is known from a well-preserved skull, and probably resembled a crocodile in appearance. It was an intermediary between the primitive archosauromorphs and the more advanced Archosauriformes. Its genus name Teyujagua is derived from Teyú Yaguá, a lizard in Guarani mythology with a dog-like head, and the species name paradoxa means unusual, strange'.[1]
References
- ↑ Pinheiro, Felipe L.; França, Marco A. G.; Lacerda, Marcel B.; Butler, Richard J.; Schultz, Cesar L. (2016). "An exceptional fossil skull from South America and the origins of the archosauriform radiation". Scientific Reports 6: 22817. doi:10.1038/srep22817.
Web Links
- Brian Switek: Teyú Yaguá, in: National Geographic: Paleo Profile (25 March 2016 )
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