Augustaburiania

Or-gus-tah-bu-re-ahn-e-ah.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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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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Gutierrez, B. (2013, June 2). Augustaburiania. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/augustaburiania/

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Name

Augustaburiania.

Phonetic

Or-gus-tah-bu-re-ahn-e-ah.

Named By

A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Sennikov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Protorosauria,Tanystropheidae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore‭?

Species

A.‭ ‬vatagini‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Russia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lipovskaya Formation.

Time Period

Olenkian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains including cervical‭ (‬neck‭) ‬vertebrae.

In Depth

       A relative of genera such as Tanystropheus and Dinocephalosaurus,‭ ‬Augustaburiania may well represent one of the oldest known tanystropheid reptiles.‭ ‬Beyond this though it is hard to be certain about more exact details of the living animal due to the current lack of more complete remains.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New tanystropheids‭ (‬Reptilia:‭ ‬Archosauromorpha‭) ‬from the Triassic of Europe‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Sennikov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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