†Mbiresaurus raathi Griffin et al. 2022 (sauropodomorph)
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Full reference: C. T. Griffin, B. M. Wynd, D. Munyikwa, T. J. Broderick, M. Zondo, S. Tolan, M. C. Langer, S. J. Nesbitt, and H. R. Taruvinga. 2022. Africa’s oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution. Nature 609(7926):313-319
Belongs to Mbiresaurus according to C. T. Griffin et al. 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NHMZ 2222, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Transect A, Dande Communal Land, which is in a Carnian terrestrial siltstone/mudstone in the Pebbly Arkose Formation of Zimbabwe.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of Zimbabwe (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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