Caviramus
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| Caviramus schesaplenensis Frobisch, N.B., and Frobisch, J., 2006 |
Caviramus is a genus of rhamphorhynchoid pterosaur from the Late Triassic-age Kössen Formation of the Northern Calcareous Alps of Switzerland. It is based on PIMUZ A/III 1225, a lower jaw with multicuspate teeth. Two teeth are preserved, one with three cusps, and one with four. Foramina (small holes) in the anterior part of the lower jaw suggest some sort of soft-tissue structure, or a keratin covering. The jaw is light and hollow. The teeth of this genus resemble those of Eudimorphodon, but the jaw is different. The discovery of this genus is a find of some significance, as there are few pterosaurs known from the Triassic.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Frobisch, N.B.; and Frobisch, J. (2006). "A new basal pterosaur genus from the upper Triassic of the Northern Calcareous Alps of Switzerland". Palaeontology 49 (5): 1081-1090. DOI:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00581.x. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
[edit] External links
- Caviramus at The Pterosaur Database
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