Post by Infinity Blade on Mar 28, 2015 4:24:06 GMT 5
Karnufex carolinensis
Temporal range: Late Triassic (Carnian: ~231Ma)
Scientific classification:
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Unikonta
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked): Holozoa
(unranked): Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Clade: Eugnathostomata
Clade: Teleostomi
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Clade: Reptiliomorpha
Clade: Amniota
Class: Reptilia or Clade: Sauropsida
Clade: Eureptilia
Clade: Romeriida
Clade: Diapsida
Clade: Neodiapsida
Clade: Archelosauria
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Clade: Crurotarsi
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Suchia
Clade: Paracrocodylomorpha
Clade: Loricata
Clade: Bathyotica
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha
Genus: †Carnufex
Species: †C. carolinensis
Carnufex carolinensis ("Carolina butcher") is a species of large predatory crocodylomorph that lived in North Carolina during the Carnian stage of the Triassic period ~232 million years ago. The fossil remains of this animal were found in the Pekin Formation. The whole animal was estimated to have been about ~3 meters in length, although the holotype specimen was immature at the time of death. In life, it would have been part of the "top-tier predator guild" in its ecosystem.[1]
References:
[1] Zanno, L.E.; Drymala, S.; Nesbitt, S.J.; Scheider, V.P. (2015). "Early crocodylomorph increases top tier predator diversity during rise of dinosaurs" (clickable)
Temporal range: Late Triassic (Carnian: ~231Ma)
Scientific classification:
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Unikonta
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked): Holozoa
(unranked): Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Clade: Eugnathostomata
Clade: Teleostomi
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Clade: Reptiliomorpha
Clade: Amniota
Class: Reptilia or Clade: Sauropsida
Clade: Eureptilia
Clade: Romeriida
Clade: Diapsida
Clade: Neodiapsida
Clade: Archelosauria
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Clade: Archosauriformes
Clade: Crurotarsi
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Suchia
Clade: Paracrocodylomorpha
Clade: Loricata
Clade: Bathyotica
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha
Genus: †Carnufex
Species: †C. carolinensis
Carnufex carolinensis ("Carolina butcher") is a species of large predatory crocodylomorph that lived in North Carolina during the Carnian stage of the Triassic period ~232 million years ago. The fossil remains of this animal were found in the Pekin Formation. The whole animal was estimated to have been about ~3 meters in length, although the holotype specimen was immature at the time of death. In life, it would have been part of the "top-tier predator guild" in its ecosystem.[1]
References:
[1] Zanno, L.E.; Drymala, S.; Nesbitt, S.J.; Scheider, V.P. (2015). "Early crocodylomorph increases top tier predator diversity during rise of dinosaurs" (clickable)
