Chatterjeea

["Rob Gay" <rob_redwing@hotmail.com>]

> Important, if true.  But is there a scientific concensus on this, as
yet?  Can you give us reference(s)?  Or, is this simply a personal 
conclusion?  What might Chattergee say on this?<
_Chatterjeea elegans_ is named by Long and Murry, and included in the 
Chatterjeeidae (same volume). I don't know how widely accepted this is, as 
other parts of this volume have turned out to be less than correct. In any 
case, Chatterjeea is regarded as an advanced poposaur, found only in Carnian 
and Norian deposits in the southwest, and about a meter and a half in 
length. Its stratigraphic range is equal to _Postosuchus_ (interesting, 
no?), but has a large postierorly hooked pubic "boot". The holotype is 
represented by a fairly complete presacral vertebrae series, a partial 
scapula-coricoid, a complete pelvis and hindlimgs, and a few caudal 
vertebrae.
Anyways, here's the reference.
Long, R., and Murry, P. 1995. Late Triassic (Carnian-Norian) Tetrapods from 
the Southwestern United States. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and 
Science Bulletin 4, Pp. 153-163.
Hope that helps!
Peace,
Rob

Student of Geology
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 20840
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