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. |
| 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. |