Name
Antarctanax.
Phonetic
An-tark-tah-naks.
Named By
Brandon R. Peecook, Roger M. Smith & Christian A. Sidor - 2019.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Archosauromorpha, Archosauriformes.
Diet
Unknown.
Species
A. shackletoni
Size
Roughly estimated between 1.2 to 1.5 meters long.
Known locations
Antarctica - Fremouw Formation.
Time Period
Early Triassic.
Fossil representation
Partial post cranial skeleton.
Antarctanax is a genus of archosauromorph reptile that lived in Antarctica during the early Triassic.
- A novel archosauromorph from Antarctica and an updated review of a high-latitude vertebrate assemblage in the wake of the end-Permian mass extinction. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (6): e1536664. - Brandon R. Peecook, Roger M. Smith & Christian A. Sidor - 2019.
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