Kranosaura

Kray-no-sore-ah.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Kranosaura.

Phonetic

Kray-no-sore-ah.

Named By

D.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Nesbitt,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Stocker,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Chatterjee,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Horner‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Goodwin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Diapsida,‭ ‬Archosauromorpha,‭ ‬Archosauriformes,‭ ‬Protopyknosia.

Diet

Unknown.

Species

K.‭ ‬kuttyi‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

India‭ ‬-‭ ‬Maleri Formation.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Kranosaura is a genus of archosauromorph that is thought to‭ ‬have been similar to the genus Triopticus in that Kranosaura also had a skull formed to create a dome shape.‭ ‬This dome structure would have been similar in form to the pachycephalosaurid dinosaurs that lived much later during the Cretaceous.‭ ‬Unfortunately at the time of writing not much more is known about Kranosaura.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A remarkable group of thick-headed Triassic Period archosauromorphs with a wide,‭ ‬possibly Pangean distribution.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Anatomy‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Nesbitt,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Stocker,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Chatterjee,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Horner‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Goodwin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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