Protecovasaurus
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Protecovasaurus is a genus of archosaurian reptile from the Late Triassic of the southwestern United States. It was initially described as a basal ornithischian dinosaur, but was redescribed as a non-dinosaurian archosaur by Irmis et al. (2006). The type species, Protecovasaurus lucasi, was formally described by Andrew B. Heckert in 2004.
Quick Facts Protecovasaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic, Scientific classification ...
Protecovasaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Diapsida |
Clade: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | †Protecovasaurus Heckert, 2004 |
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Its name, Protecovasaurus, means "before Tecovasaurus". Tecovas was the formation the holotype specimen was found in.