Odoiporosaurus

Oh-doy-por-ros-dor-us.
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Name

Odoiporosaurus.

Phonetic

Oh-doy-por-ros-dor-us.

Named By

S.‭ ‬Renesto,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Binelli‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Hagdorn‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Sauropterygia,‭ ‬Nothosauroidea,‭ ‬Pachypleurosauridae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

O.‭ ‬teruzzii‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Italy‭ ‬-‭ ‬Besano Formation.

Time Period

Anisian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and partial post cranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       Odoiporosaurus is a genus of pachypleurosaur that lived in Europe during the mid Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new pachypleurosaur from the Middle Triassic Besano Formation of Northern Italy.-‭ ‬Neues Jahrbuch f�r Geologie und Pal�ontologie‭ ‬-‭ ‬Abhandlungen‭ ‬271‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬151.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Renesto,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Binelli‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Hagdorn‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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