Charitosaurus

Ca-re-toe-sore-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

Charitosaurus.

Phonetic

Ca-re-toe-sore-us.

Named By

H.‭ ‬von Meyer‭ ‬-‭ ‬1838.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Sauropterygia,‭ ‬Plesiosauria.

Diet

Piscivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬tschudii

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Europe.

Time Period

Unavailable.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Charitosaurus is a little known genus of plesiosaur that is only represented by partial remains.‭ ‬The level of preservation of these remains is so low that Charitosaurus is actually regarded as a Nomen dubium by many.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬System der fossilen Saurier‭ [‬Taxonomy of fossil saurians‭] ‬-‭ ‬Neues Jahrbuch f�r Mineralogie,‭ ‬Geognosie,‭ ‬Geologie und Petrefakten-Kunde‭ ‬1845:278-285‭ [‬M.‭ ‬Carrano/M.‭ ‬Carrano/T.‭ ‬Liebrecht‭] ‬-‭ ‬H.‭ ‬von Meyer‭ ‬-‭ ‬1838.

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