Crusafontia

Cru-sa-fon-tee-ah.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Crusafontia ‭(‬After the palaeontologists Miquel Crusafont Pairo‭)‬.

Phonetic

Cru-sa-fon-tee-ah.

Named By

Henkel and Krebs‭ ‬-‭ ‬1969.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Dryolestida,‭ ‬Dryolestidae.

Diet

Ominvore‭?

Species

C.‭ ‬cuencana‭

Size

Uncertain due to incomplete remains,‭ ‬though estimated at around‭ ‬10‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Spain.

Time Period

Barremian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Teeth.

In Depth

       Although so far only known from teeth,‭ ‬Crusafontia is thought to have been a squirrel-like mammal.‭ ‬This idea however is based upon comparison to other similar mammals with similar teeth known from this time.

Further Reading

– Zwei Saugetier-Unterkiefer aus der Unteren Kreide von Una (Prov. Cuenca, Spanien). 1969:449-462. – S. Henkel and B. Krebs. 1969. Zwei Saugetier-Unterkiefer aus der Unteren Kreide von Una (Prov. Cuenca, Spanien). 1969:449-462 – 1969. – New dryolestidan mammal from the Hauterivian–Barremian transition of the Iberian Peninsula. – Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 56(2):257-267. – G. Cuenca-Bescos, A. Badiola, J. I. Canudo, J. M. Gasca & M. Moreno-Azanza – 2011.

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