Barbatteius

Bar-bat-te-i-us.
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. (2015, November 7). Barbatteius. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/barbatteius/

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Name

Barbatteius.

Phonetic

Bar-bat-te-i-us.

Named By

M.‭ ‬Venczel‭ & ‬V.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Codrea‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Squamata,‭ ‬Teiidae.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

B.‭ ‬vremiri‭

Size

Roughly estimated to have been about‭ ‬80‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Romania‭ ‬-‭ ‬S�npetru Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Single skull.

In Depth

       Described from a well preserved skull,‭ ‬Barbatteius is a genus of teiid lizard that lived in Romania during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new teiid lizard from the Late Cretaceous of the Hateg Basin,‭ ‬Romania and its‭ � ‬phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical relationships.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Venczel‭ & ‬V.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Codrea‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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