Bromsgroveia

Broms-gro-ve-e-ah.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Bromsgroveia ‭(‬named after the Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation‭)‬.

Phonetic

Broms-gro-ve-e-ah.

Named By

P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Galton‭ – ‬1985.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Rauisuchia, Paracrocodylomorpha, Poposauroidea, Ctenosauriscidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬walkeri‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

England‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation‭ ‬-‭ ‬Finstall Member.

Time Period

Anisian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Bromsgroveia is a genus of poposaurid rauisuchian that lived in England during the early Triassic.‭ ‬Bromsgroveia was named after the Bromsgrove Sandstone Formation where the holotype fossils were discovered.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The poposaurid thecodontian Teratosaurus suevicus v.‭ ‬Meyer,‭ ‬plus referred specimens mostly based on prosauropod dinosaurs,‭ ‬from the Middle Stubensandstein‭ (‬Upper Triassic‭) ‬of Nordw�rttemberg.‭ ‬Stuttgarter Beitr�ge zur Naturkunde,‭ ‬Serie B‭ (‬Geologie und Pal�ontologie‭) ‬116:1-29.‭ – ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Galton‭ – ‬1985.

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