Polesinesuchus

Pole-sin-e-su-kuss.
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. (2016, June 27). Polesinesuchus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/polesinesuchus/

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Name

Polesinesuchus.

Phonetic

Pole-sin-e-su-kuss.

Named By

L.‭ ‬Roberto-da-Silva,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Desojo,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Cabreira,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Aires,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Mueller,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Pacheco‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬Dias-da-Silva‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Aetosauria,‭ ‬Stagonolepididae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬aurelioi‭

Size

Unavailable due to lack of remains,‭ ‬as well as the possibility that these may be from a juvenile.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Santa Maria Formation.

Time Period

Carnian/Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial post cranial skeleton found in a semi-articulated state.‭ ‬Holotype individual possibly of a juvenile.

In Depth

       Polesinesuchus is one of a growing number of aetosaur genera that are steadily being discovered from Triassic aged rock formations in South America.‭ ‬Polesinesuchus is a stagonolepid aetosaur,‭ ‬meaning that it was more similar to genera such as Stagonolepis.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new aetosaur from the Upper Triassic of the Santa Maria Formation,‭ ‬southern Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zootaxa‭ ‬3764‭(‬3‭)‬:240-278.‭ ‬-‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Roberto-da-Silva,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Desojo,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Cabreira,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Aires,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Mueller,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Pacheco‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬Dias-da-Silva‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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