Teyujagua

Tey-u-yag-u-ah.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2016, October 4). Teyujagua. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/teyujagua/

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Name

Teyujagua ‭(‬named after Tey� Yagu� from Guarani myth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Tey-u-yag-u-ah.

Named By

Felipe L.‭ ‬Pinheiro,‭ ‬Marco A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Fran�a,‭ ‬Marcel B.‭ ‬Lacerda,‭ ‬Richard J.‭ ‬Butler‭ & ‬Cesar L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Archosauromorpha.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬paradoxa‭

Size

Holotype skull roughly about‭ ‬15‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Brazil.

Time Period

Triassic.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skull and lower jaw.

In Depth

       Teyujagua is a genus of archosauromorph reptile that lived in Brazil during the Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬An exceptional fossil skull from South America and the origins of the archosauriform radiation.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports.‭ ‬6.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Felipe L.‭ ‬Pinheiro,‭ ‬Marco A.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Fran�a,‭ ‬Marcel B.‭ ‬Lacerda,‭ ‬Richard J.‭ ‬Butler‭ & ‬Cesar L.‭ ‬Schultz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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