Scutarx

Skoo-tarks.
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Paleoecologist

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Name

Scutarx.

Phonetic

Skoo-tarks.

Named By

William G.‭ ‬Parker‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Archosauria,‭ ‬Pseudosuchia,‭ ‬Aetosauria,‭ ‬Aetosaurinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬deltatylus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Arizona‭ ‬-‭ ‬Chinle Formation.

Time Period

Late Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of a few individuals.

In Depth

       Scutarx is a genus of aetosaur that lived in North America during the late Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Osteology of the Late Triassic aetosaur Scutarx deltatylus‭ (‬Archosauria:‭ ‬Pseudosuchia‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬-‭ ‬William G.‭ ‬Parker‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016. -‭ ‬Revised phylogenetic analysis of the Aetosauria‭ (‬Archosauria:‭ ‬Pseudosuchia‭); ‬assessing the effects of incongruent morphological character sets.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ‭ ‬-‭ ‬William G.‭ ‬Parker‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.‭

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