Andrianavoay (meaning "noble crocodile" in Malagasy) is an extinct genus of teleosauroid from the Bathonian (in the Middle Jurassic), probably from the Isalo III Formation of Madagascar.[1]
The type species, A. baroni, was originally named "Steneosaurus" baroni by ET Newton in 1893 on the basis of a partial skull listed as "NHMUK PV R 1999",[2] and an associated osteoderm from Andranosamonta, Madagascar.[2] In her unpublished 2019 thesis, Michela Johnson coined the nomen (ex dissertatione) Andrianavoay for S. baroni.[3] The genus name was published in 2020.[1]
References
- ^ a b Johnson, Michela M.; Young, Mark T.; Brusatte, Stephen L. (2020). "The phylogenetics of Teleosauroidea (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia) and implications for their ecology and evolution". PeerJ. 8: e9808. doi:10.7717/peerj.9808. PMC 7548081. PMID 33083104.
- ^ a b Newton R. 1893. On the discovery of a secondary reptile in Madagascar: Steneosaurus baroni ; (n sp.). with a reference to some post-Tertiary vertebrate remains from the same country recently acquired by the British Museum (Natural History). Geological Magazine 10: 193-198
- ^ Johnson, M. M. (2019). "The taxonomy, systematics and ecomorphological diversity of Teleosauroidea (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia), and the evaluation of the genus 'Steneosaurus'". Archives of the University of Edinburgh.
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