Project 485: S. J. Nesbitt, P. M. Barrett, S. Werning, C. A. Sidor, A. J. Charig. 2013. The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania. Biology Letters. 9:5pp.

Morphobank media number
M128714

Taxonomic name
Nyasasaurus parringtoni

Specimen
Nyasasaurus parringtoni (SAM/PK:K10654)

Specimen notes
Referred specimen (paratype). Partial skeleton including three cervical vertebrae and posterior presacral vertebrae.

View
dorsal vertebrae

Media loaded by
Sarah Werning

Copyright holder
Sterling J. Nesbitt

Copyright information
Person loading media owns copyright and grants permission for use of media on MorphoBank

Web source description
Posterior presacral (dorsal) vertebrae of the referred specimen of Nyasasaurus parringtoni gen. et sp. nov. (SAM-PK-K10654). Presacral vertebra missing the neural arch in (a) left lateral, (b) right lateral, (c) anterior, (d) dorsal, and (e) ventral views. Arrow indicates anterior direction. Scale = 1 cm. Abbreviations: dia, diapophysis; hyp, hypantrum; nc, neural canal; ns, neural spine; par, parapophysis; pre, prezygapophysis.

Media loaded on
July 13 2012 at 20:13:44

This media record has been viewed 1041 times