Camelotia

Cam-e-lo-te-ah.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2015, June 8). Camelotia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/camelotia/

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Name

Camelotia ‭(‬From Camelot‭)‬.

Phonetic

Cam-e-lo-te-ah.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha.

Diet

Hebivore.

Species

C.‭ ‬borealis‭

Size

Roughly estimated to be around 10‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

England‭ ‬-‭ ‬Westbury Formation.

Time Period

Rhaetian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains including the pubis,‭ ‬ischium,‭ ‬vertebrae and partial rear leg.

In Depth

       Camelotia was a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in England during the Late Triassic.‭ ‬However the rear limb is also similar to early sauropods,‭ ‬something which has seen the Camelotia genus tentatively assigned to the Melanorosauridae‭ (‬type genus Melanorosaurus‭)‬.‭ ‬The name Camelotia was derived from the name Camelot,‭ ‬the castle that was said to be the home of the legendary King Arthur.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Notes on the Melanorosauridae,‭ ‬a family of large prosauropod dinosaurs‭ (‬Saurischia:‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha‭)‬.‭ ‬G�obios‭ ‬18‭(‬5‭)‬:671-676‭ ‬-‭ ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Galton‭ ‬-‭ ‬1985.

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