Adelogyrinus

Ah-del-o-jy-rin-us.
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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

Adelogyrinus ‭(‬obscure tadpole‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ah-del-o-jy-rin-us.

Named By

Watson‭ ‬1929.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia,‭ ‬Lepospondyli,‭ ‬Adelogyrinidae.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

A.‭ ‬simorhynchus‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬4.5‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Body length roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬50‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Scotland.

Time Period

Visean of the Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial remains including vertebrae,‭ ‬elements of a forelimb and scales.

In Depth

       A very obscure genus,‭ ‬Adelogyrinus was a small amphibean that hunted in‭ ‬and‭ ‬around the waterways and forests of what would become Scotland back in the Carboniferous period.‭ ‬Adelogyrinus may have been similar to Adelospondylus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The Carboniferous Amphibia of Scotland,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Watson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1929.

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