Aratasaurus

Ah-rat-ah-sor-us.
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Emerson Winslow

Paleoichthyologist

Emerson Winslow delves into the underwater world of prehistoric fish, uncovering the mysteries of early marine life. His discoveries have enhanced understanding of vertebrate evolution in aquatic environments.

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Name

Aratasaurus ‭(‬born of fire lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ah-rat-ah-sor-us.

Named By

Juliana Manso Say�o,‭ ‬Ant�nio �lamo Feitosa Saraiva,‭ ‬Arthur Souza Brum,‭ ‬Renan Alfredo Machado Bantim,‭ ‬Rafael Cesar Lima Pedroso de Andrade,‭ ‬Xin Cheng,‭ ‬Flaviana Jorge de Lima,‭ ‬Helder de Paula Silva‭ & ‬Alexander W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Coelurosauria.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬museunacionali‭

Size

Holotype individual roughly estimated to have been about‭ ‬3‭ ‬meters long,‭ ‬but this wa a juvenile.‭ ‬Fully grown adults likely larger.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Romualdo Formation.

Time Period

Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Aratasaurus is a genus of Coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬The holotype individual of Aratasaurus is estimated to have been about four years old at the time of death,‭ ‬and only a juvenile or at most a sub adult.‭ ‬Older adults would have likely been larger,‭ ‬though by how much no one knows.‭

       Aratasaurus is considered to have been similar‭ ‬to the dinosaur Zuolong from Asia. Further reading

-‭ ‬The first theropod dinosaur‭ (‬Coelurosauria,‭ ‬Theropoda‭) ‬from the base of the Romualdo Formation‭ (‬Albian‭)‬,‭ ‬Araripe Basin,‭ ‬Northeast Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports.‭ ‬10‭ (‬1‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Juliana Manso Say�o,‭ ‬Ant�nio �lamo Feitosa Saraiva,‭ ‬Arthur Souza Brum,‭ ‬Renan Alfredo Machado Bantim,‭ ‬Rafael Cesar Lima Pedroso de Andrade,‭ ‬Xin Cheng,‭ ‬Flaviana Jorge de Lima,‭ ‬Helder de Paula Silva‭ & ‬Alexander W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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