Azendohsauridae

Azendohsauridae; Temporal range: 242–215 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauromorpha
Clade:	†Allokotosauria
Family:	†Azendohsauridae; Sengupta et al., 2017
Type species
	†Azendohsaurus laaroussi; Dutuit, 1972
Genera
	†Azendohsaurus; †Malerisaurus?; †Pamelaria?; †Shringasaurus;

Azendohsauridae was a family of allokotosaurian archosauromorphs which lived around 245-216 million years ago. As of 2017^[update] four genera are recognized as having belonged to the family: Azendohsaurus, Malerisaurus,^[1] Pamelaria and Shringasaurus.^[2]^[3]

Description

Azendohsauridae was a family of massive herbivorous allokotosaurians with long necks and small heads. Their size ranged from a little less than 1,5 m to more than 4 m in length and an average weight of 40 to 200 kg depending on the species.

References

^ Sterling J. Nesbitt; Michelle R. Stocker; Martín Ezcurra; Nicholas C. Fraser; Andrew B. Heckert; Adam Marsh; William Parker; Bill Mueller; Adam C. Pritchard (2017). "The 'strange reptiles' of the Triassic: the morphology, ecology, and taxonomic diversity of the clade Allokotosauria illuminated by the discovery of an early diverging member". Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 77th Annual Meeting Program & Abstracts: 168–169.
^ Nesbitt, S.J.; Flynn, J.J.; Pritchard, A.C.; Parrish, M.J.; Ranivoharimanana, L.; Wyss, A.R. (2015). "Postcranial osteology of Azendohsaurus madagaskarensis (?Middle to Upper Triassic, Isalo Group, Madagascar) and its systematic position among stem archosaur reptiles" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (398): 1–126. doi:10.5531/sd.sp.15. hdl:2246/6624. ISSN 0003-0090.
^ Sengupta, Saradee; Ezcurra, Martín D.; Bandyopadhyay, Saswati (21 August 2017). "A new horned and long-necked herbivorous stem-archosaur from the Middle Triassic of India". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 8366. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-08658-8. PMC 5567049. PMID 28827583.

[1] Sterling J. Nesbitt; Michelle R. Stocker; Martín Ezcurra; Nicholas C. Fraser; Andrew B. Heckert; Adam Marsh; William Parker; Bill Mueller; Adam C. Pritchard (2017). "The 'strange reptiles' of the Triassic: the morphology, ecology, and taxonomic diversity of the clade Allokotosauria illuminated by the discovery of an early diverging member". Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 77th Annual Meeting Program & Abstracts: 168–169.

[nesbitt2015-2] Nesbitt, S.J.; Flynn, J.J.; Pritchard, A.C.; Parrish, M.J.; Ranivoharimanana, L.; Wyss, A.R. (2015). "Postcranial osteology of Azendohsaurus madagaskarensis (?Middle to Upper Triassic, Isalo Group, Madagascar) and its systematic position among stem archosaur reptiles" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (398): 1–126. doi:10.5531/sd.sp.15. hdl:2246/6624. ISSN 0003-0090.

[3] Sengupta, Saradee; Ezcurra, Martín D.; Bandyopadhyay, Saswati (21 August 2017). "A new horned and long-necked herbivorous stem-archosaur from the Middle Triassic of India". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 8366. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-08658-8. PMC 5567049. PMID 28827583.

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