Dermal scutes from the Potrerillos Formation (Middle-Late Triassic) of Mendoza Province: evidence for aetosaurs?

Authors

  • Julia Brenda Desojo

Abstract

The rare archosaurian records from the Triassic Cuyo Basin include that of actosaurs in the Potrerillos Formation. This putative record was based on a pair of poorly preserved, isolated dermal scutes that were tentatively referred to a new species of Typothorax Cope. Examination of this material led to the conclusion that it is not referable to this North American genus; moreover, its attribution to Aetosauria is doubtful.

Author Biography

  • Julia Brenda Desojo
    Licienciada en Biología con Orientación en Paleontología, estudiante de la Carrera de Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UBA.

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Published

2014-02-20

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Vol. 38 No. 3

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Dermal scutes from the Potrerillos Formation (Middle-Late Triassic) of Mendoza Province: evidence for aetosaurs?. (2014). Ameghiniana, 38(3), 349-352. https://ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/2621