Ptychotherates Srivastava and Nesbitt 2026 (saurischian)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: S. Srivastava and S. J. Nesbitt. 2026. A new taxon of saurischian dinosaur from the Coelophysis Quarry of New Mexico, USA (Triassic: latest Norian or Rhaetian) highlights herrerasaurian diversity in the latest Triassic. Papers in Palaeontology 12(2):e70069:1-35

Parent taxon: Morphoraptora according to S. Srivastava and S. J. Nesbitt 2026

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Ptychotherates bucculentus

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Type: Ptychotherates bucculentus

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ghost Ranch Quarry

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