Mambachiton
Genus of basal avemetatarsalians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mambachiton (meaning "crocodile armour") is an extinct genus of basal avemetatarsalian from the Middle/Upper Triassic Makay Formation (Isalo II beds) of Madagascar. The genus contains a single species, M. fiandohana, known from a partial skeleton with articulated osteoderms.[1]
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Mambachiton | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sauropsida |
Clade: | Archosauria |
Clade: | Avemetatarsalia |
Genus: | †Mambachiton Nesbitt et al., 2023 |
Species: | †M. fiandohana |
Binomial name | |
†Mambachiton fiandohana Nesbitt et al., 2023 | |
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