Diabloroter

Di-ab-lo-ro-tor.
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Name

Diabloroter ‭(‬Devil Wheel‭)‬.

Phonetic

Di-ab-lo-ro-tor.

Named By

Arjan Mann‭ & ‬Hillary C.‭ ‬Maddin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Lepospondyli,‭ ‬Microsauria,‭ ‬Brachystelechidae.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬bolti‭

Size

Holotype individual‭ ‬5.3‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Illinois.

Time Period

Carboniferous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and most of the post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Diabloroter is a genus of‭ ‬microsaur that lived in North America during the Carboniferous period.‭ ‬A very small creature,‭ ‬Diabloroter were possibly hunters of small insects.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Diabloroter bolti,‭ ‬a short-bodied recumbirostran‭ ‘‬microsaur‭’ ‬from the Francis Creek Shale,‭ ‬Mazon Creek,‭ ‬Illinois.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society‭ ‬1-12.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Arjan Mann‭ & ‬Hillary C.‭ ‬Maddin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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