Redescription of the aetosaur Chilenosuchus forttae Casamiquela (Diapsida: Archosauria): Presence of continental Triassic in northern Chile

Chilenosuchus forttae Casamiquela is redescribed on the basis of part of the original material and three new casts of the syntype. The material consists of fragmentary impressions of dermal scutes and postcraneal bones from the Antofagasta Region. This study confirms the aetosaurian nature of these...

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Autor principal: Desojo, J.B.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
Aetosauria
Antofagasta Region
Archosauria
Chile
Chilenosuchus forttae Casamiquela
Estratos El Bordo
Triassic
dinosaur
South America
Western Hemisphere
World
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07160208_v30_n1_p53_Desojo
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Sumario:Chilenosuchus forttae Casamiquela is redescribed on the basis of part of the original material and three new casts of the syntype. The material consists of fragmentary impressions of dermal scutes and postcraneal bones from the Antofagasta Region. This study confirms the aetosaurian nature of these remains, thus indicating a Triassic age for the bearing level which was attributed to the Estratos El Bordo. This age conflicts with the Carboniferous-Permian age inferred for this succession based on fossil plants and invertebrates.

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