Czatkowiella

Zat-ko-we-el-la.
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Name

Czatkowiella ‭(‬From Czatkowice‭)‬.

Phonetic

Zat-ko-we-el-la.

Named By

Magdalena Borsuk−Białynicka‭ & ‬Susan E.‭ ‬Evans‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Archosauromorpha.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

C.‭ ‬harae‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Poland‭ ‬-‭ ‬Czatkowice quarry.

Time Period

Olenekian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Holotype almost complete right maxilla.‭ ‬Remains of several other individuals known.

In Depth

       A possible relative of Protorosaurus,‭ ‬Czatkowiella was a quadrupedal archosauromorph reptile with a proportionately long neck for its body.‭ ‬The genus name Czatkowiella is named after the Czatkowice assemblage,‭ ‬while the type species,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬harae,‭ ‬is in honour of Ewa Hara who prepared the fossil for study.

Further Reading

– A long−necked archosauromorph from the Early Triassic of Poland. – Paleontologica Polonica. 65: 203–234. – Magdalena Borsuk−Białynicka & Susan E. Evans – 2009.

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