Meroktenos

Me-rok-te-nos.
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. (2013, May 3). Meroktenos. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/meroktenos/

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Name

Meroktenos ‭(‬thigh beast‭)‬.

Phonetic

Me-rok-te-nos.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬thabanensis‭

Size

Femur‭ ‬48‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Body length roughly estimated at about‭ ‬4‭ ‬meters.

Known locations

Lesotho‭ ‬-‭ ‬Elliot Formation.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Initially described as a species of Melanorosaurus,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬thabanensis was elevated to its oven genus level and named Meroktenos in‭ ‬2016.‭ ‬Meroktenos is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that once lived in Africa during the late Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New material and revision of Melanorosaurus thabanensis,‭ ‬a basal sauropodomorph from the Upper Triassic of Lesotho.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬4:e1639:1-32.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Peyre de Fabr�gues‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Allain‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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