Supradapedon

Su-pra-dap-e-don.
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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

Supradapedon.

Phonetic

Su-pra-dap-e-don.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Archosauromorpha,‭ ‬Rhynchosauria,‭ ‬Hyperodapedontidae,‭ ‬Hyperodapedontinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬stockleyi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Tanzania.

Time Period

Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Supradapedon is a little known genus of rhynchosaur that lived in Tanzania during the Triassic.‭ ‬A study published in‭ ‬2000‭ ‬made the suggestion that Supradapedon should be synonymised with Hyperodepedon,‭ ‬but later studies since this time continue to list Supradapedon as a distinct genus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A note on some rhyncosaurian remains from Tanganyika territory.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annals of South Africa Museum‭ ‬42‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬1‭–‬4.‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Boonstra‭ ‬-‭ ‬1953. -‭ ‬The evolution of Rhyncosaurs.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M�moires de la Soci�t� G�ologique de France‭ ‬139:‭ ‬57‭–‬65.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Sankar Chatterjee‭ ‬-‭ ‬1980. -‭ ‬The phylogenetic position of Isalorhynchus genovefae,‭ ‬a Late Triassic rhynchosaur from Madagascar.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Annales de Pal�ontologie‭ ‬86‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬101‭–‬127.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Langer,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Boniface,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Cuny‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬Barbieri‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

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