Maehary
Extinct genus of pseudosuchian archosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maehary (meaning "one who looks to the sky" in Guaraní) is an extinct genus of probable gracilisuchid pseudosuchian archosaurs from the Late Triassic (Norian) Caturrita Formation of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The genus contains a single species, M. bonapartei, known from a partial skull and fragmentary postcrania. Maehary was originally described as the basalmost member of the Pterosauromorpha, but several subsequent studies have suggested pseudosuchian affinities are more likely. If this is correct, it would represent the youngest known member of the Gracilisuchidae.
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Maehary | |
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Hypothetical skull reconstruction | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
Clade: | Suchia |
Family: | †Gracilisuchidae (?) |
Genus: | †Maehary Kellner et al., 2022 |
Species: | †M. bonapartei |
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†Maehary bonapartei Kellner et al., 2022 | |
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