Embasaurus

Em-bah-sore-us.
By Nisha Yadav
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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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Yadav, N. (2014, May 5). Embasaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/embasaurus/

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Name

Embasaurus ‭(‬Emba lizard,‭ ‬anmed after the Emba River‭)‬.

Phonetic

Em-bah-sore-us.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Megalosauroidea‭?‬/Tyrannosauroidea‭?

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

E.‭ ‬minax‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Kazakhstan.

Time Period

Berriasian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Two partial vertebrae.

In Depth

       Embasaurus is a dubious genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in Kazakhstan during the Early Cretaceous.‭ ‬For a long time Embasaurus has been considered to be a basal tyrannosauroid,‭ ‬but a later study by George Olshevsky raised the idea that Embasaurus might have been a megalosauroid.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Two dinosaurian vertebrae from the Lower Cretaceous of Transcaspian Steppes.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zapiski Russkogo Min.‭ ‬Obshchestva‭ (‬ser.‭ ‬2‭) ‬60:‭ ‬110-113.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Riabinin‭ ‬-‭ ‬1991. -‭ ‬A revision of the parainfraclass Archosauria Cope,‭ ‬1869,‭ ‬excluding the advanced Crocodylia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mesozoic Meanderings‭ ‬2‭ (‬San Diego‭)‬:‭ ‬196.‭ ‬-‭ ‬George Olshevsky‭ ‬-‭ ‬1991.

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