Re: [dinosaur] Pareisactus, new iguanodontian from Upper Cretaceous of Spain

[Tim Williams <tijawi@gmail.com>]

I haven't seen this paper (if someone could shoot me a copy, that
would be great)... but I find the name _Pareisactus_ intriguing.
Although 'pareisactus' ('pareisaktos') effectively means 'usurper', it
has a very negative connotation; it literally translates as 'one who
is brought in (or smuggled in) secretly or deceitfully'.  I'm curious
why a rhabodontid would be called a sneaky usurper.



On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 3:09 PM Ben Creisler <bcreisler@gmail.com> wrote:
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> A new paper:
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> Pareisactus evrostos gen. & sp. nov.
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> Javier PÃrraga & Albert Prieto-MÃrquez (2019)
> Pareisactus evrostos, a new basal iguanodontian (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) 
> from the Upper Cretaceous of southwestern Europe.
> Zootaxa 4555(2): 247â258
> DOI: 
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__dx.doi.org_10.11646_zootaxa.4555.2.5&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=C0-p3gnHSufHgkG1p9P67sNQ4uLTOwCpIbQ6NEFozK8&s=X3Aa5Q6-5Rhuh_C-O1NmN4Vzh_QdXIDGx5KkFJfOzZU&e=
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mapress.com_j_zt_article_view_zootaxa.4555.2.5&d=DwIFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=Ry_mO4IFaUmGof_Yl9MyZgecRCKHn5g4z1CYJgFW9SI&m=C0-p3gnHSufHgkG1p9P67sNQ4uLTOwCpIbQ6NEFozK8&s=uM9pMxLO4rn4iOSoXeyEEFCh7q3eErSwPnNRBHE1Iec&e=
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> We describe a new genus and species of a basal iguanodontian ornithopod 
> dinosaur, Pareisactus evrostos, from lower Maastrichtian strata of the 
> Conques Formation in the south-central Pyrenees of northeastern Spain. This 
> animal is solely represented by a scapula characterized by having a 
> dorsoventral extent of the proximal constriction as deep as it is thick; a 
> lateral surface of the proximal region of the scapula under the acromion 
> process forming a deep and thick roof over an extremely deep deltoid fossa; 
> and a long apex of the glenoid that accounts for half of the maximum depth of 
> the proximal region of scapula. Pareisactus is recovered as a member of 
> Rhabdodontidae, sharing with Rhabdodon a well-demarcated deltoid ridge. P. 
> evrostos represents the seventh species of rhabdodontid in Europe and third 
> specimen of this endemic clade of European iguanodontians in the eastern 
> Tremp Syncline of the southern Pyrenean region.
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> [Zoobank registration: genus Pareisactus: 
> urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:0ACDCF80-1ECF-4EEF-8A77-9297CB7A1572, species P. 
> evrostos: urn:lsid:zoo bank.org:act:8CB207EE-30CF-421D-A611-75DB57E92054]
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