Arminisaurus

Ar-me-ni-sor-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

Arminisaurus ‭(‬Arminius lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ar-me-ni-sor-us.

Named By

S.‭ ‬Sachs‭ & ‬B Kear‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Sauropterygia,‭ ‬Plesiosauria,‭ ‬Pliosauridae.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬schuberti‭

Size

Estimated between‭ ‬3‭ ‬to‭ ‬4‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Germany.

Time Period

Pliensbachian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Arminisaurus is a genus of pliosaurid plesiosaur that lived in Waters submerging what is now Germany during the early Jurassic.‭ ‬Arminisaurus is named after Arminius,‭ ‬a‭ ‬Germanic tribal chieftain who commanded the‭ ‬Germanic tribal alliance forces at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in which The Roman Empire suffered a major defeat.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A rare new Pliensbachian plesiosaurian from the Amaltheenton Formation of Bielefeld in northwestern Germany‭”‬.‭ ‬Alcheringa:‭ ‬1‭–‬14.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Sachs‭ & ‬B Kear‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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