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Antarctosuchus (43288383991)
''Antarctosuchus'' is an extinct genus of capitosauroid temnospondyl known from the Middle Triassic upper Fremouw Formation in the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica. It contains a single species, ''Antarctosuchus polyodon''. Discovery ''Antarctosuchus'' was named by Christian A. Sidor, J. Sébastien Steyer and William R. Hammer in 2014 and the type species is ''Antarctosuchus polyodon''. The generic name refers to Antarctica, where the only known specimen was collected, and ''suchus'', a common suffix for temnospondyls Latinized from the Greek ''souchos'', an Egyptian crocodile god. The specific name, ''polyodon'', is derived from the Greek πολύς (''polús'') "much", "many" and ὀδών (''odon''), "tooth", in reference to its unique teeth morphology. ''Antarctosuchus'' is known solely from its holotype, a large and relatively complete skull. It was collected form the upper Fremouw Formation in the central Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica, dating to the Middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 In Paleontology
Plants Cnidarians Newly described cnidarians Arthropods Bryozoans Newly described bryozoans Brachiopods Molluscs Echinoderms Conodonts Newly described conodonts Fishes Amphibians Basalmost tetrapods Temnospondyls Research * Specimens of ''Micromelerpeton crederni'' with abnormalities in their limbs interpreted as a result of Regeneration (biology), limb regeneration are described by Fröbisch, Bickelmann and Witzmann (2014). * Redescription of ''Mahavisaurus dentatus'' and ''Lyrosaurus australis'' and a study on the phylogenetic relationships of the Rhytidosteoidea, rhytidosteids is published by Maganuco, Pasini & Auditore (2014). New taxa Chroniosuchians Lissamphibians Research * The humerus bone of a large Calyptocephalellidae, calyptocephalellid Frog, anuran, apparently one of the largest fossil anurans known to date, is described by Otero ''et al.'' (2014) from the Eocene of Chile. New taxa Reptiles Synapsids Non-mammalian synapsids Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
