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The lizard biters
Source info:
| Author: | Adam Yates |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2008-09-09 00:00:00 |
| Blog: | Dracovenator  |
| URL: | http://dracovenator.blogspot.com/2008/09/lizard-biters.html |
Summary:
The answer to the puzzle is that both were named Saurodectes, meaning ‘lizard biter’. One is an insect from the Early Cretaceous of Siberia, while the other is an early Triassic procolophonoid parareptile found in South Africa. I was part of the team that found the procolophonoid although I can’t claim that I found the specimen. In fact I found precious little while Ross Damiani found 'Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Cretaceous [1] Triassic [1] |
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| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Cretaceous [0.1] Triassic [0.1] Mesozoic [0.5] Phanerozoic [0.5] |
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