Reptilia - Pseudosuchia - Stagonolepididae
Alternative combinations: Desmatosuchus chamaensis, Heliocanthus chamaensis
Full reference: K. E. Zeigler, A. B. Heckert, and S. G. Lucas. 2002. A new species of Desmatosuchus (Archosauria: Aetosauria) from the Upper Triassic of the Chama Basin, north-central New Mexico. Upper Triassic Stratigraphy and Paleontology, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 21:215-219
Belongs to Rioarribasuchus according to W. G. Parker 2016
See also Desojo et al. 2013, Lucas et al. 2006, Parker 2007 and Zeigler et al. 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMMNH P-32793, an osteoderm (paramedian plate). Its type locality is Snyder Quarry, NMMNH 3845-1, which is in a Lacian/Sevatian crevasse splay mudstone/wackestone in the Chinle Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (4: Arizona, New Mexico collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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