Tag: archosaur
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New Species of Rhynchosaur Unearthed in Wyoming
SciNews has a story about a the discovery of a new species of Rhynchosaur. The animal, Beesiiwo cooowuse, lived around 230 million years ago during the Triassic Period. It was found in the Popo Agie Formation in central Wyoming, in the United States. Rhynchosaurs are archosaurs, which makes it a cousin to dinosaurs. This new…
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Lauer Foundation: The integument of pelagic crocodylomorphs
From the ESCONI Members in the News Department: The Lauer Foundation has announced that they have published their first paper. It’s titled “The integument of pelagic crocodylomorphs” and is a detailed description of Metriorhynchidae integrument (skin) and how that group shows adaptations to a highly pelagic lifestyle. It was published in the journal Palaeoelectonica in…
