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Chinle formation segment
Topic Started: Feb 26 2012, 01:15 AM (221 Views)
The Third Camel
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinle_Formation

Rather obvious...........
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I say Chindesaurus should be in it, as well as Vancleavea and Koskinonodon, and Desmatosuchus too. Definitely Redondasaurus. These are all from the Petrified Forest btw, other species are known from places such as Blue Mesa.
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Speaking of Redondasaurus, there is another giant Phytosaur which I have heard of that may also be from the same region; Smilosuchus.

Both were roughly the same size, and I think the only thing that sets them apart is that Smilosuchus has a larger crest, though I'm not sure.
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Smilosuchus, IIRC, has been sunk into Leptosuchus, but nonetheless still around 40ft.
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Lol, I made the same mistake a few times before. XD

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Guh, I went to edit the post and deleted it .-.

Well anyway, if we're centering it in the Petrified Forest, I'll just make up an available genus list:

  • Apachesaurus
  • Koskinonodon
  • Arganodus
  • Vancleavea
  • Desmatosuchus
  • Typothorax
  • Hesperosuchus
  • Pseudopalatus
  • Redondasaurus
  • Shuvosaurus
  • Postosuchus
  • Revueltosaurus
  • Eucoelophysis
  • Chindesaurus
  • Coelophysis


Now we definetely can't focus on all of these, so we need to decide a main subject.
As suggested earlier, I'd go with Chindesaurus, steering away from the more famous Coelophysis.
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I like the Chindesaurus idea better as well; I'd like to add that Chatterjeea has been lumped into Shuvosaurus last that I knew.
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The Third Camel
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No Effigia or Placerias?
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Effigia is from Ghost Ranch while Placerias is from Blue Mesa and Mesa Redondo.
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The Third Camel
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Biostratigraphy squashes our hopes once again.................
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Well, Shuvosaurus belongs to the same fsmily as Effigia, they are both very closely related.
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Apachesaurus
Koskinonodon
Arganodus
Vancleavea
Desmatosuchus
Typothorax
Hesperosuchus
Pseudopalatus
Redondasaurus
Shuvosaurus
Postosuchus
Revueltosaurus
Eucoelophysis
Chindesaurus
Coelophysis

Edited by The Third Camel, Apr 14 2012, 04:21 PM.
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