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Newtonsaurus cambrensis, a large basal theropod from the Late Triassic

Newtonsaurus cambrensis

By Henry Thomas on @raptorcivilization

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Name: “Newtonsaurus cambrensis”

Name Meaning: Newton Reptile

First Mentioned: 1999

Mentioned By: Welles vide Welles and Pickering 

Classification: Dinosauria, Theropoda

“Newtonsaurus” is a Theropod known from part of the jaws and teeth from the Rhaetic Beds of Wales, living in the Rhaetian age of the Late Triassic, sometime between 208 and 201 million years ago. It has not been officially described, and was first thought to be a theropod such as Megalosaurus, but this is unlikely given the time period in which it lived. Its form generally indicates that it probably comes from early derived theropods such as Liliensternus. An actual description will tell us more, but this is a theropod to watch out for, as it is one of the few known from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary. 

Sources:

http://theropoddatabase.com/Theropoda.htm#Newtonsauruscambrensis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtonsaurus

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