Adamanasuchus
Sign in to saveAdamanasuchus is an extinct genus of aetosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period around 222-216.5 million years ago. Fossils have been found from several localities from the Chinle Group in Arizona and date back to the late Carnian stage of the Late Triassic. The locality from which it was named after also lends its name to the Adamanian LVF (land vertebrate faunachron).
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- Adamanasuchus
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Adamanasuchus is an extinct genus of aetosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period around 222-216.5 million years ago. Fossils have been found from several localities from the Chinle Group in Arizona and date back to the late Carnian stage of the Late Triassic. The locality from which it was named after also lends its name to the Adamanian LVF (land vertebrate faunachron).
== Description == It was a relatively large genus of aetosaur with unique armor plating. The dorsal armor of Adamanasuchus are distinctive and represent a mosaic of features only found on few aetosaur genera showing that the evolution of aetosaur armor was complex.
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