Collilongus

Col-le-lon-gus.
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Name

Collilongus ‭(‬long neck‭)‬.

Phonetic

Col-le-lon-gus.

Named By

M.‭ ‬Borsuk−Białynicka‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Sennikov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Diapsida,‭ ‬Archosauromorpha,‭ ‬Archosauriformes.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬rarus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Poland.

Time Period

Olenekian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Vertebrae.

In Depth

       Collilongus is a genus of archosauriform that lived in Poland during the Triassic.‭ ‬Little is known about Collilongus because so far the genus is only known from teeth.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Archosauriform postcranial remains from the Early Triassic karst deposits of southern Poland.‭ ‬Palaeontologia Polonica‭ ‬65:283-328.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Borsuk−Białynicka‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Sennikov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

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