偽帕拉鱷屬
偽帕拉鱷屬(學名:Pseudopalatus)意為「假的齶骨」,化石發現於美國亞利桑那州與新墨西哥州,年代為諾利階。偽帕拉鱷是種相當大型的植龍類,頭骨長達120公分,口鼻部寬,上有明顯稜脊,身長被推測可達9公尺[2]。
| 偽帕拉鱷屬 化石时期:三疊紀晚期 | |
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| 偽帕拉鱷的頭顱骨 | |
| 科学分类 | |
| 界: | 动物界 Animalia |
| 门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
| 纲: | Reptilia |
| 目: | †植龙目 Phytosauria |
| 演化支: | †副鱷科 Parasuchidae |
| 分支点: | †勒普托鱷形類 Leptosuchomorpha |
| 亚科: | †迷鱷族 Mystriosuchini |
| 属: | †偽帕拉鱷屬 Pseudopalatus Mehl, 1928 |
| 模式種 | |
| Pseudopalatus pristinus Mehl, 1928 | |
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P. buceros的頭顱骨,曾被鑑定為劍鼻鱷
參考資料
- Parker, W. G., and R. B. Irmis (2006). A new species of the Late Triassic phytosaur Pseudopalatus (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia) from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin 62:126-143.
- . [2012-06-04]. (原始内容存档于2020-02-20).
- R. B. Irmis (2005). The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation in northern Arizona. In S. J. Nesbitt, W. G. Parker, & R. B. Irmis (eds.), Guidebook to the Triassic Formations of the Colorado Plateau in Northern Arizona: Geology, Paleontology, and History. Mesa Southwest Museum Bulletin 9:63-88
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