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all, I am
illustrating a Coelophysis bauri Ghost Ranch scene for the
geology dept. at my University. I was curious is I could learn about the
non-dinosaurian fauna in the area, i.e. the fish, rauisuchians and phytosaurs,
and where I could find life and skeletal reconstructions of these species. One of
these days I’ll be able to do this with all the quarries. I’m still working on it.
A quick look comes up with the following. NEW MEXICO RIO ARRIBA COUNTY WHITAKER
QUARRY/GHOST RANCH QUARRY ROCK POINT MEMBER CHINLE FORMATION LATE TRIASSIC Subclass: Archosauromorpha Superorder: Crocodylomorpha Order: Crocodylia Suborder: Sphenosuchia Family: Sphenosuchidae Hesperosuchus agilis Subclass: Archosauromorpha Superorder: Neodiapsida Order: Choristodera Family: Champsosauridae Genus nova This is the new Diapsid? That is heavily
armored. SUPERORDER: THECODONTIA OWEN, 1859 ORDER: PARASUCHIA HUXLEY, 1875 Family: ANGISTORHINIDAE, Von HUENE, 1936 Subfamily: PSEUDOPALATINAE, Long &
Murry, 1995 Pseudopalatus sp Parasuchia incertae sedis Gen. Sp indet. ORDER: AETOSAURIA NICHOLSON & LYDEKKER
1889 Family: STAGONOLEPIDIDAE Lydekker, July
1887 Desmatosuchus haplocerus Typothorax coccinarum (I’ve also have
heard of on Ornithisuchid, and Lagosuchid, but have not seen anything on them
personally) Parasuperorder: Theropodomorpha Paraorder: Theropoda Parasuborder: Ceratosauria Family: Podokesauridae Coelophysis
bauri Syntarsus? New genus ? Order: Therapsida Suborder: Cynodontia Infraorder: Eucynodontia Family? Gen. sp indet Tracy L. Ford P. O. Box 1171 Poway Ca 92074 |