Eoscansor

E-oh-can-sor.
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. (2014, October 11). Eoscansor. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/eoscansor/

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Name

Eoscansor ‭(‬Dawn climber‭).

Phonetic

E-oh-can-sor.

Named By

Spencer G.‭ ‬Lucas,‭ ‬Larry F.‭ ‬Rinehart,‭ ‬Matthew D.‭ ‬Celeskey,‭ ‬Davis S.‭ ‬Berman‭ & ‬Amy C.‭ ‬Henrici‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amniota,‭ ‬Varanopidae.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬cobrensis‭

Size

24.5‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬New Mexico‭ ‬-‭ ‬El Cobre Canyon Formation.

Time Period

Pennsylvanian of‭ ‬the Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Eoscansor is a genus of varanopid amniote that lived in North America during‭ ‬the Carboniferous period.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A Scansorial Varanopid Eupelycosaur from the Pennsylvanian of New Mexico.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annals of Carnegie Museum.‭ ‬87‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬167‭–‬205.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Spencer G.‭ ‬Lucas,‭ ‬Larry F.‭ ‬Rinehart,‭ ‬Matthew D.‭ ‬Celeskey,‭ ‬Davis S.‭ ‬Berman‭ & ‬Amy C.‭ ‬Henrici‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

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