Teleocrater

Tel-e-o-cra-ter.
By Cassidy Wood
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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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Wood, C. (2012, July 13). Teleocrater. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/teleocrater/

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Name

Teleocrater ‭(‬completed basin‭)‬.

Phonetic

Tel-e-o-cra-ter.

Named By

S.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Nesbitt,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Butler,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Ezcurra,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Barrett,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Stocker,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Angielczyk,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Smith,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Nied?wiedzki,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Sennikov‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Charig‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Archosauria,‭ ‬Avemetatarsalia,‭ ‬Aphanosauria.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬rhadinus‭

Size

Between‭ ‬2.1‭ ‬-‭ ‬3‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Tanzania‭ ‬-‭ ‬Manda Formation.

Time Period

Mid Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of at least three individuals.

In Depth

       Teleocrater is a genus of meat eating archosaur that lived in Africa during the Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The earliest bird-line archosaurs and the assembly of the dinosaur body plan.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature‭ ‬544‭(‬27‭)‬:484-487.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Nesbitt,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Butler,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Ezcurra,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Barrett,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Stocker,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Angielczyk,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Smith,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Nied?wiedzki,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Sennikov‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Charig‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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