- Redondasaurus
Taxobox
name = "Redondasaurus"
fossil_range =Late Triassic
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
unranked_ordo =Archosauria
ordo = Phytosauria
familia = Phytosauridae
genus = "Redondasaurus"
genus_authority = Hunt & Lucas, 1993
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = * "R. gregorii""Redondasaurus" is an
extinct genus ofphytosaur from theLate Triassic ofNorth America . Translated, the name "Redondasaurus" means "Redonda lizard," referring to theRedonda Formation of east-centralNew Mexico ,USA . [cite web|url=http://www.dinosauria.com/dml/names/phyto.htm#R|title=Phytosauria Translation and Pronunciaton Guide|last=Creisler|first=Ben|date=1996-01-01|work=Dinosauria.com|accessdate=2008-04-25] It was first named by Hunt & Lucas in 1993, and contains one species, "R. gregorii". It is the youngest and most evolutionarily-advanced of the phytosaurs. ["Late Palaeozoic and Early Mesozoic Circum-Pacific Events and their Global Correlation" (World and Regional Geology); page 219. By J. M. Dickins, Yang Zunyi, Yin Hongfu, and S. G. Lucas. Published 1997,Cambridge University Press . ISBN 0521471753 Retrieved on2008 -04-24]"Redondasaurus" was a
carnivore and measured from 30 to 40 feet in length, 5 feet of which made up the length of the head, and 5 feet in height.cite web|url=http://www.dinosalive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=34|title=Dinos Alive official website's page on "Redondasaurus"|publisher=www.dinosalive.com |accessdate=2008-04-24] They could reach a weight of up to 26,000 lbs. It likely spent most of its time inlakes andrivers , andambush ed its prey, which consisted of fish, small reptiles, and possiblydinosaurs . There is littlecolumnar enamel in the teeth of "Redondasaurus". [cite web |url=http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2007AM/finalprogram/abstract_127709.htm |title=Tooth Enamel Microstructure of Selected Archosaurs Reptilia: Archosauria from the Upper Triassic Chinle Group, Western USA: Taxonomic and Evolutionary Significance |publisher=Andrew B. Heckert and Jessica Camp; Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University |date=2007-10-31 |accessdate=2008-07-13]In Popular Culture
"Redondasaurus" was featured in the
IMAX film "Dinosaurs Alive! ".References
Further reading
* "The Great Rift Valleys of Pangea in Eastern North America" By Peter M. LeTourneau, Paul Eric Olsen. Published 2003,
Columbia University Press . ISBN 023112676X
* "Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology" By Elsevier Science (Firm) Published 1998, Elsevier. v. 143. Original from theUniversity of California .External links
* [http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=110224 "Redondasaurus"] at the
Paleobiology Database
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