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53 N. Macdonald
Mesa, AZ 85201
Phone:
480-644-2230
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Arizona Triassic Paleontological Project
Reconstruction of Arizonasaurus. Drawing
by Gavin McCullough.
Researcher Sterling Nesbitt at the
Arizonasaurus locality.
| Museum
Researchers: |
Researcher
Sterling Nesbitt, Permit holder Curator Dr.
Robert McCord |
| Location: |
Northeastern
Arizona |
| Age: |
Middle
Triassic, 240 million years before present |
| Geological
Unit: |
Moenkopi
Formation |
| Discoveries
Include: |
Various
reptiles and amphibians, including
Arizonasaurus, Coelocanth, shark and
plant material. |
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Comments: |
The discovery
of a remarkably complete Arizonasaurus
revealed what an extraordinary
creature it is, and much about the
relationships of ancient crocodile
relatives. |
Publications from Arizona Triassic Paleontological
Project
| 2006 |
The Braincase
of Arizonasaurus babbitti—further
evidence for the non-monophyly of
‘Rauisuchian’ Archosaurs.
David J. Gower and Sterling J. Nesbitt.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
26(1):79-87. |
| 2005 |
Osteology of
the Middle Triassic pseudosuchian archosaur
Arizonasaurus babbitti
Sterling J. Nesbitt. Historical
Biology: Journal of Paleobiology, Vol. 17,
No. 1-4:19-47. |
| 2003 |
Arizonasaurus and its implications for
archosaur divergence.
Sterling J. Nesbitt. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B
vol. 270 no. Suppl. 2 S234-S237. |
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