Teraterpeton hrynewichorum Sues, 2003
Systematics: Reptilia Archosauromorpha Crocopoda Allokotosauria Trilophosauria Trilophosauridae
Size: 1.2 m long
Type Horizon and Locality: Late Triassic, Evangeline Member, Wolfville Formation, Chatham Group (carnian) Nova Scotia, canada
Type Specimen: NSM 999GF041, a partial skeleton including an almost complete kull
Type Horizon and Locality: Late Triassic, Evangeline Member, Wolfville Formation, Chatham Group (carnian) Nova Scotia, canada
Type Specimen: NSM 999GF041, a partial skeleton including an almost complete kull
This bizarre reptile (the name means "wonderful creeping creature") from the Late Triassic of Nova Scotia had an elongated toothless snout, bony projections in front of the eyes and large nostrils.
June 13, 2021
References:
Pritchard, A. C., & Sues, H. D. (2019). Postcranial remains of Teraterpeton hrynewichorum (Reptilia: Archosauromorpha) and the mosaic evolution of the saurian postcranial skeleton. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 17(20), 1745-1765.
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