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Nicrosaurus, the Glossary

Nicrosaurus (/nɪkroʊˈsɔrəs/) is an extinct genus of phytosaur reptile existing during the Late Triassic period.^[1]

31 relations: Acetabulum, Archosaur, Arnstadt Formation, Carinae, Chinle Formation, Crocodile, Crocodylomorpha, Eberhard Fraas, Germanic Basin, Germany, Herbert E. Gregory, Heterodont, Ilium (bone), Late Triassic, Löwenstein Formation, Leptosuchus, Machaeroprosopus, Mystriosuchini, Mystriosuchus, Neckar, Nostril, Parallel evolution, Phytosaur, Redondasaurus, River delta, Rutiodon, Sebecia, Sexual dimorphism, Squamosal bone, Tetrapod, Type species.
Fossil taxa described in 1866
Phytosaurs
Taxa named by Eberhard Fraas

Acetabulum

The acetabulum (acetabula), also called the cotyloid cavity, is a concave surface of the pelvis.

Archosaur

Archosauria or archosaurs is a clade of diapsid sauropsid tetrapods, with birds and crocodilians being the only extant representatives.

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Arnstadt Formation

The Arnstadt Formation is a geological formation Germany.

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Carinae

Carinae was an area of ancient Rome.

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The Chinle Formation is an Upper Triassic continental geological formation of fluvial, lacustrine, and palustrine to eolian deposits spread across the U.S. states of Nevada, Utah, northern Arizona, western New Mexico, and western Colorado.

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Crocodile

Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.

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Crocodylomorpha

Crocodylomorpha is a group of pseudosuchian archosaurs that includes the crocodilians and their extinct relatives.

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Eberhard Fraas

Eberhard Fraas (26 June 1862 – 6 March 1915) was a German scientist, geologist and paleontologist.

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Germanic Basin

The Germanic Basin (Germanisches Becken) is a large region of sedimentation in Western and Central Europe that, during the Permian and Triassic periods, extended from England in the west to the eastern border of Poland in the east.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Herbert E. Gregory

Herbert Ernest Gregory (October 15, 1869 – January 23, 1952) was a Yale University geologist well known for his early 20th-century explorations of the Colorado Plateau in Arizona and Utah.

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Heterodont

In anatomy, a heterodont (from Greek, meaning 'different teeth') is an animal which possesses more than a single tooth morphology.

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Ilium (bone)

The ilium (ilia) is the uppermost and largest region of the coxal bone, and appears in most vertebrates including mammals and birds, but not bony fish.

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Late Triassic

The Late Triassic is the third and final epoch of the Triassic Period in the geologic time scale, spanning the time between Ma and Ma (million years ago).

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Löwenstein Formation

The Löwenstein Formation (Stubensandstein in Baden-Württemberg, Burgsandstein in Bavaria) is a lithostratigraphic formation of the Keuper in Germany.

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Leptosuchus

Leptosuchus is an extinct genus of leptosuchomorph phytosaur with a complex taxonomical history. Nicrosaurus and Leptosuchus are Late Triassic reptiles of North America, phytosaurs and Prehistoric reptile genera.

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Machaeroprosopus

Machaeroprosopus (from μαχαίρα, 'large knife' and πρόσωπος, 'bordering on') is an extinct genus of mystriosuchin leptosuchomorph phytosaur from the Late Triassic of the southwestern United States. Nicrosaurus and Machaeroprosopus are Late Triassic reptiles of North America, phytosaurs and Prehistoric reptile genera.

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Mystriosuchini

Mystriosuchini, historically known as Pseudopalatinae, is an extinct tribe (formerly subfamily) of derived phytosaurs in the clade Leptosuchomorpha. Nicrosaurus and Mystriosuchini are phytosaurs.

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Mystriosuchus

Mystriosuchus (meaning "spoon-crocodile") Retrieved on May 25th, 2008. Nicrosaurus and Mystriosuchus are Late Triassic reptiles of Europe, Late Triassic reptiles of North America, phytosaurs, Prehistoric reptile genera and taxa named by Eberhard Fraas.

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Neckar

The Neckar is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse.

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Nostril

A nostril (or naris,: nares) is either of the two orifices of the nose.

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Parallel evolution

Parallel evolution is the similar development of a trait in distinct species that are not closely related, but share a similar original trait in response to similar evolutionary pressure.

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Phytosaur

Phytosaurs (Φυτόσαυροι in greek, meaning 'plant lizard') are an extinct group of large, mostly semiaquatic Late Triassic archosauriform reptiles. Nicrosaurus and Phytosaur are phytosaurs.

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Redondasaurus

Redondasaurus is an extinct genus or subgenus of phytosaur from the Late Triassic (late Norian or Rhaetian) of the southwestern United States. Nicrosaurus and Redondasaurus are Late Triassic reptiles of North America, phytosaurs and Prehistoric reptile genera.

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River delta

A river delta is a landform shaped like a triangle, created by the deposition of sediment that is carried by a river and enters slower-moving or stagnant water.

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Rutiodon

Rutiodon ("Wrinkle tooth") is an extinct genus of mystriosuchine phytosaurs from the Late Triassic of the eastern United States. Nicrosaurus and Rutiodon are Late Triassic reptiles of North America, phytosaurs and Prehistoric reptile genera.

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Sebecia

Sebecia is an extinct clade of mesoeucrocodylian crocodyliforms that includes peirosaurids and sebecids.

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Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction.

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Squamosal bone

The squamosal is a skull bone found in most reptiles, amphibians, and birds.

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Tetrapod

A tetrapod is any four-limbed vertebrate animal of the superclass Tetrapoda.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicrosaurus

Also known as Lophoprosopus, Nicrosaurus kapffi, Nicrosaurus kapfi, Nicrosaurus meyeri.