Yaverlandia

Yah-ver-land-e-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

Yaverlandia ‭(‬from Yaverland‭)‬.

Phonetic

Yah-ver-land-e-ah.

Named By

Peter M.‭ ‬Galton‭ ‬-‭ ‬1971.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Maniraptora‭?

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

Y.‭ ‬bitholus‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

England,‭ ‬Isle of Wight‭ ‬-‭ ‬Wessex Formation.

Time Period

Hauterivian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       When initially described,‭ ‬the dinosaur Yaverlandia was thought to be a pachycephalosaur,‭ ‬but a later study in‭ ‬2008‭ (‬Naish‭ & ‬Martill‭) ‬clarified the genus as representing a theropod dinosaur.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A primitive dome-headed dinosaur‭ (‬Ornithischia:‭ ‬Pachycephalosauridae‭) ‬from the Lower Cretaceous of England and the function of the dome of pachycephalosaurids.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology‭ ‬45‭(‬1‭)‬:40-47‭ ‬-‭ ‬Peter M.‭ ‬Galton‭ ‬-‭ ‬1971. -‭ ‬A taxonomic review of the Pachycephalosauridae‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Ornithischia‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin‭ ‬35:347-365.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Sullivan‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006. -‭ ‬Dinosaurs of Great Britain and the role of the Geological Society of London in their discovery:‭ ‬Ornithischia. -‭ ‬Journal of the Geological Society,‭ ‬London‭ ‬165‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬613‭–‬623.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Darren Naisch‭ & ‬David M.‭ ‬Martill‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

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