Riograndia

Re-o-gran-de-ah.
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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

Riograndia.

Phonetic

Re-o-gran-de-ah.

Named By

J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Ferigolo‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Ribeiro‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Cynodontia,‭ ‬Tritheledontidae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

R.‭ ‬guaibensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Caturrita Formation.

Time Period

Norian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Based upon a partial skull,‭ ‬remains of several individuals are now known.

In Depth

       Riograndia is a genus of cynodont that lived in Brazil during the Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A primitive Late Triassic‭ ‘‬ictidosaur‭’ ‬from Rio Grande do Sul,‭ ‬Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology‭ ‬44‭(‬4‭)‬:623-635.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Ferigolo‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Ribeiro‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001. – New information on Riograndia guaibensis Bonaparte, Ferigolo & Ribeiro, 2001 (Eucynodontia, Tritheledontidae) from the Late Triassic of southern Brazil: anatomical and biostratigraphic implications. – Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ci�ncias. 83 (1): 329–354. – M. B. Soares, C. L. Schultz & B. L. D. Horn – 2011.

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