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Puercosuchus
''Puercosuchus'' is an extinct genus of azendohsauridae, azendohsaurid archosauromorph from the Blue Mesa Member of the Chinle Formation in Arizona. The genus contains a Monotypic taxon, single species, ''Puercosuchus traverorum'', known from a bonebed of at least eight individuals. Discovery and naming The ''Puercosuchus'' holotype, Petrified Forest National Park, PEFO 43914, was discovered by a group of Girl Scouts of the USA, Girl Scouts in 2014, and since then, over 900 skeletal remains have been recovered from at least eight individuals. Many of these were previously referred to ''Malerisaurus''. ''Puercosuchus'' was named and Species description, described in 2022 after being announced in 2021.A. Marsh, W. Parker, S. Nesbitt, B. Kligman, M. Stocker, E. Patellos. (2021) A NEW SPECIES OF CARNIVOROUS AZENDOHSAURID (ARCHOSAUROMORPHA) FROM THE CHINLE FORMATION OF PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK. ''The Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology''. The Genus, generic name, "''Puercosuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azendohsauridae
Azendohsauridae is a family of allokotosaurian archosauromorphs that lived during the Middle to Late Triassic period, around 242-216 million years ago. The family was originally named solely for the eponymous ''Azendohsaurus'', marking out its distinctiveness from other allokotosaurs, but the family now includes four other genera: the basal genus '' Pamelaria'', the large horned herbivore '' Shringasaurus'', and two carnivorous genera grouped into the subfamily-level subclade Malerisaurinae, '' Malerisaurus'' and '' Puercosuchus'', and potentially also the dubious genus ''Otischalkia''. Most fossils of azendohsaurids have a Gondwanan distribution, with multiple species known across Morocco and Madagascar in Africa as well as India, although fossils of malerisaurine azendohsaurids have also been found in the southwestern United States of North America. Azendohsaurids are notable for the various dinosaur-like traits found in some species, including the sauropodomorph-like nec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
