Notatesseraeraptor

No-ta-tes-se-ray-rap-tor.
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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

Notatesseraeraptor ‭(‬feature mosaic tile thief‭)‬.

Phonetic

No-ta-tes-se-ray-rap-tor.

Named By

Marion Zahner‭ & ‬Winand Brinkmann‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Neotheropoda.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬frickensis‭

Size

Uncertain,‭ ‬but holotype individual roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬2.6‭ ‬-‭ ‬3‭ ‬meters long.‭ ‬Holotype is of a juvenile,‭ ‬adult would have likely‭ ‬been at least slightly larger.

Known locations

Switzerland‭ ‬-‭ ‬Klettgau Formation.

Time Period

‭ ‬Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial skeleton of a juvenile individual.

In Depth

       Notatesseraeraptor is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in Europe during the late Triassic.‭ ‬Notatesseraeraptor has had several parts described in three‭ ‬Master’s thesis,‭ ‬but was not formally named as a distinct genus until‭ ‬2019.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The Axial and Appendicular Morphology of the First Theropod Skeleton‭ (‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Dinosauria‭) ‬of Switzerland‭ (‬Late Triassic‭; ‬Frick,‭ ‬Canton Aargau‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Master thesis,‭ ‬University of Zurich,‭ ‬161‭ ‬pp‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jasmina Christine Hugi‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008. -‭ ‬The Anterior Appendicular Morphology and the Stomach Content of the First Theropod Skeleton‭ (‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Dinosauria‭) ‬of Switzerland‭ (‬Late Triassic‭; ‬Frick,‭ ‬Canton Aargau‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Master thesis,‭ ‬University of Zurich,‭ ‬136‭ ‬pp.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lui Unterassner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009. -‭ ‬Skull Morphology of the First Theropod Skeleton‭ (‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Dinosauria‭) ‬from Switzerland‭ (‬Late Triassic‭; ‬Frick,‭ ‬Canton Aargau‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Master thesis,‭ ‬University of Zurich,‭ ‬122‭ ‬pp.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Marion Zahner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014. -‭ ‬A Triassic averostran-line theropod from Switzerland and the early evolution of dinosaurs.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature Ecology‭ & ‬Evolution.‭ ‬3.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Marion Zahner‭ & ‬Winand Brinkmann‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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