An enigmatic new reptile from the Lower Triassic Fremouw Formation of Antarctica

The partial skull of a new reptile from the Lower Triassic of Antarctica is described: It has a distinctive procolophon-like dentition, but other features suggest it is a diapsid. The name Fremouwsaurus geludens is proposed for the new animal. It is not possible to place the new form in any known hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gow, Chris E
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research 1992
Subjects:
Kitching
eosuchia
Diapsid
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/16175
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Summary:The partial skull of a new reptile from the Lower Triassic of Antarctica is described: It has a distinctive procolophon-like dentition, but other features suggest it is a diapsid. The name Fremouwsaurus geludens is proposed for the new animal. It is not possible to place the new form in any known higher taxon, so it is necessary to establish a new Family Fremouwsauridae to receive it.

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