Seldsienean

Seld-sy-ne-an.
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Name

Seldsienean ‭(‬seldom seen one‭)‬.

Phonetic

Seld-sy-ne-an.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Thalattosuchia,‭ ‬Machimosauridae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore‭?

Species

S.‭ ‬megistorhynchus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

France‭ ‬-‭ ‬Calcaire de Caen.‭ ‬England‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cornbrash Formation.

Time Period

Mid Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial snout and jaw.

In Depth

       Seldsienean is a genus of thalattosuchian that lived in European waters during the mid Jurassic.‭ ‬Seldsienean was originally named as a species of Steneosaurus,‭ ‬but was moved into its own genus as a result of a massive revision to the Steneosaurus genus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The phylogenetics of Teleosauroidea‭ (‬Crocodylomorpha,‭ ‬Thalattosuchia‭) ‬and implications for their ecology and evolution.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PeerJ.‭ ‬8:‭ ‬e9808.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Michela M.Johnson,‭ ‬Mark T.‭ ‬Young‭ & ‬Stephen L.‭ ‬Brusatte‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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