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[dinosaur] Arctosaurus, Late Triassic archosauromorph from Canadian Arctic




Ben Creisler
bcreisler@gmail.com

A new paper:

Hans-Dieter Sues (2016)
Arctosaurus osborni, a Late Triassic archosauromorph reptile from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (advance online publication) 
doi: 10.1139/cjes-2016-0159
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjes-2016-0159#.WAg-5PkrLcs



Arctosaurus osborni is known only from an incomplete cervical vertebra from the Upper Triassic Heiberg Formation of Cameron Island, Nunavut, Canada. Re-examination of the unique specimen indicates that it represents an archosauromorph reptile, possibly from the clade Allokotosauria. To date, Arctosaurus osborni represents the sole record of Late Triassic continental tetrapods from Nunavut and the northernmost record of such animals anywhere in the world.



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