Guemesia

Gue-me-se-ah.
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

Cassidy Wood uncovers the tiny yet significant world of prehistoric insects. Her research on amber-preserved specimens has revealed intricate details about ancient ecosystems.

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Name

Guemesia ‭(‬named after Mart�n Miguel de G�emes‭)‬.

Phonetic

Gue-me-se-ah.

Named By

Federico L.‭ ‬Agnol�n,‭ ‬Mauricio A.‭ ‬Cerroni,‭ ‬Agust�n Scanferla,‭ ‬Anjali Goswami,‭ ‬Ariana Paulina-Carabajal,‭ ‬Thomas Halliday,‭ ‬Andrew R.‭ ‬Cuff‭ & ‬Santiago Reuil‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Abelisauridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

G.‭ ‬ochoai‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Los Blanquitos Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Almost complete braincase.

In Depth

       Guemesia is a genus of abelisaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬At the time of writing Guemesia is known only from a braincase,‭ ‬which makes physical details‭ ‬beyond generic abelisaurid traits hard to determine.‭ ‬The size of the braincase however suggests that Guemesia may have actually been quite small,‭ ‬at least compared to other abelisaurid dinosaurs.

Further reading

-‭ ‬First definitive abelisaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Northwestern Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬41‭ (‬4‭) ‬-‭ ‬Federico L.‭ ‬Agnol�n,‭ ‬Mauricio A.‭ ‬Cerroni,‭ ‬Agust�n Scanferla,‭ ‬Anjali Goswami,‭ ‬Ariana Paulina-Carabajal,‭ ‬Thomas Halliday,‭ ‬Andrew R.‭ ‬Cuff‭ & ‬Santiago Reuil‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

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