Elachistosuchus
Encyclopedia
Elachistosuchus is a genus
of archosaur
from the Late Triassic
. It was a prehistoric reptile which lived during the time of the earliest dinosaurs. Its fossils were found in Germany
. The type species
is E. huenei, described by German paleontologist
Werner Janensch
in 1949. Research in the 1970s indicated Elachistosuchus could possibly be a juvenile prosauropod, based on the size of its eyes and jawbone.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of archosaur
Archosaur
Archosaurs are a group of diapsid amniotes whose living representatives consist of modern birds and crocodilians. This group also includes all extinct non-avian dinosaurs, many extinct crocodilian relatives, and pterosaurs. Archosauria, the archosaur clade, is a crown group that includes the most...
from the Late Triassic
Late Triassic
The Late Triassic is in the geologic timescale the third and final of three epochs of the Triassic period. The corresponding series is known as the Upper Triassic. In the past it was sometimes called the Keuper, after a German lithostratigraphic group that has a roughly corresponding age...
. It was a prehistoric reptile which lived during the time of the earliest dinosaurs. Its fossils were found in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
is E. huenei, described by German paleontologist
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
Werner Janensch
Werner Janensch
Werner Ernst Martin Janensch was a German paleontologist and geologist.Janensch's most famous contributions stemmed from the expedition he led with Edwin Hennig to the Tendaguru Beds in what is now Tanzania...
in 1949. Research in the 1970s indicated Elachistosuchus could possibly be a juvenile prosauropod, based on the size of its eyes and jawbone.
External links
- Elachistosuchus from DinoData.org