Tirraturhinus

Tir-ra-tur-ry-nus.
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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

Tirraturhinus.

Phonetic

Tir-ra-tur-ry-nus.

Named By

C.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Nield,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Damiani‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬Warren‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia,‭ ‬Temnospondyli,‭ ‬Trematosauria,‭ ‬Trematosauroidea,‭ ‬Trematosauridae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬smisseni‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Australia,‭ ‬Queensland‭ ‬-‭ ‬Arcadia Formation.

Time Period

Induan of the Triassic

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Tirraturhinus is a genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl amphibian that lived in what is now Australia during the earliest stage of the Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A short-snouted trematosauroid‭ (‬Tetrapoda,‭ ‬Temnospondyli‭) ‬from the Early Triassic of Australia:‭ ‬the oldest known trematosaurine.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Alcheringa‭ ‬30:263-271.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Nield,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Damiani‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬Warren‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

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