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Data matrix from New highly pachyostotic nothosauroid interpreted as a filter-feeding Triassic marine reptile
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posted on 2018-07-18, 14:46 authored by Carlos de Miguel Chaves, Francisco Ortega, Adán Pérez-GarcíaTwo well-preserved specimens of a new eosauropterygian from the Upper Triassic of Central Spain are attributed to a new taxon, Paludidraco multidentatus gen. et sp. nov. It is a member of Simosauridae that presents several exclusive characters suggesting a highly specialized trophic adaptation. This discovery increases the already high ecological disparity of the Triassic marine reptiles.