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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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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spelling ftunivwitwaters:oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/16175 2023-06-11T04:07:05+02:00 An enigmatic new reptile from the Lower Triassic Fremouw Formation of Antarctica Gow, Chris E 1992 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10539/16175 en eng Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research 0078-8554 http://hdl.handle.net/10539/16175 Kitching eosuchia Diapsid Article 1992 ftunivwitwaters 2023-05-15T09:27:18Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg: WITS Institutional Repository on DSpace (WIReDSpace)
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eosuchia
Diapsid
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eosuchia
Diapsid
Gow, Chris E
An enigmatic new reptile from the Lower Triassic Fremouw Formation of Antarctica
topic_facet Kitching
eosuchia
Diapsid
description 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.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Gow, Chris E
author_facet Gow, Chris E
author_sort Gow, Chris E
title An enigmatic new reptile from the Lower Triassic Fremouw Formation of Antarctica
title_short An enigmatic new reptile from the Lower Triassic Fremouw Formation of Antarctica
title_full An enigmatic new reptile from the Lower Triassic Fremouw Formation of Antarctica
title_fullStr An enigmatic new reptile from the Lower Triassic Fremouw Formation of Antarctica
title_full_unstemmed An enigmatic new reptile from the Lower Triassic Fremouw Formation of Antarctica
title_sort enigmatic new reptile from the lower triassic fremouw formation of antarctica
publisher Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research
publishDate 1992
url http://hdl.handle.net/10539/16175
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Antarctica
genre_facet Antarc*
Antarctica
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