Buriolestes

Bur-e-ol-es-teez.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2012, May 16). Buriolestes. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/buriolestes/

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Name

Buriolestes ‭(B‬uriol’s robber‭)‬.

Phonetic

Bur-e-ol-es-teez.

Named By

S.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Cabreira,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Dias-da-Silva,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Silva,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Bronzati,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Marsola,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬M�ller,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Bittencourt,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Batista,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Raugust,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Carrilho,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Brodt‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Langer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha.

Diet

Carnivore‭?

Species

B.‭ ‬schultzi‭

Size

Holotype roughly about‭ ‬1.6-1.7‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Santa Maria Formation.

Time Period

Carnian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and lower jaw,‭ ‬as well as partial post cranial skeleton including fore and hind limbs,‭ ‬shoulder,‭ ‬pelvis,‭ ‬and most of the tail.‭ ‬Fossil‭ ‬remains of more than one individual now known.

In Depth

       The sauropodomorph dinosaurs are the missing links between earlier theropod dinosaurs,‭ ‬and later sauropod descendants.‭ ‬As a group they show a transition from a predatory carnivorous lifestyle,‭ ‬to an herbivorous one.‭ ‬Buriolestes is a sauropodomoprh dinosaur,‭ ‬yet the teeth and jaw structure are much more like those seen in meat eating theropod dinosaurs.‭

       Buriolestes was named alongside the dinosauromorph Ixalerpeton.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A Unique Late Triassic Dinosauromorph Assemblage Reveals Dinosaur Ancestral Anatomy and Diet.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Current Biology‭ ‬26‭(‬22‭)‬:3090-3095.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Cabreira,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Dias-da-Silva,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Silva,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Bronzati,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Marsola,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬M�ller,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Bittencourt,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Batista,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Raugust,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Carrilho,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Brodt‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Langer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016. – Early evolution of sauropodomorphs:‭ ‬anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of a remarkably well-preserved dinosaur from the Upper Triassic of southern Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.‭ ‬184‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬1187‭–‬124.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Rodrigo T.‭ ‬M�ller,‭ ‬Max C.‭ ‬Langer,‭ ‬Mario Bronzati,‭ ‬Cristian P.‭ ‬Pacheco,‭ ‬S�rgio‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Cabreira‭ & ‬S�rgio Dias-Da-Silva‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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