Opisthodontosaurus

O-pis-fo-dont-o-sor-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

Opisthodontosaurus.

Phonetic

O-pis-fo-dont-o-sor-us.

Named By

R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬LeBlanc,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Scott‭ & ‬W.‭ ‬May‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Captorhinidae.

Diet

Insectivore‭?

Species

O.‭ ‬carrolli‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Oklahoma‭ ‬-‭ ‬Garber Formation.

Time Period

Early Permian.

Fossil representation

Articulated skeletons of several individuals.

In Depth

       Opisthodontosaurus is a genus of captorhinid reptile that lived in what is now Oklahoma during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new captorhinid reptile from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma showing remarkable dental and mandibular convergence with microsaurian tetrapods.‭ ‬-‭ ‬The Science of Nature‭ ‬102‭(‬9-10‭)‬:50.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Reisz,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬LeBlanc,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Scott‭ & ‬W.‭ ‬May‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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