PANPHAGIA
an omnivorous sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Late Triassic of Argentina.
Pronunciation: pan-FAG-ee-uh
Meaning: All-eater
Author/s: Martínez and Alcober (
2009)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: San Juan, Argentina
Discovery Chart Position: #672
Panphagia protos
(First all-eater)
Etymology
Panphagia is derived from the Greek "pan" (all) and "phagein" (to eat/eater), in reference to its (possibly) omnivorous
diet. The "all eater" was happy to eat it all.
The
species epithet,
protos, means "first" in Greek: a reference to
Panphagia's lowly position at the base of Sauropodomorpha, though, geologically, it may not be the oldest sauropodomorph.
Discovery
The remains of
Panphagia were discovered in the Cancha de Bochas Member of the Ischigualasto Formation, Valle Pintado, Hollada de Ischigualasto, San Juan, Argentina, by Argentinean paleontologist Ricardo N. Martinez during the 2006 field season of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales of San Juan Province in
Ischigualasto Provincial Park.
The
holotype (PVSJ 874) is a partial skull.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Triassic
Stage: Carnian
Age range: 237-227 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 1.5 meters
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: 10 Kg
Diet: Omnivore
References
• Martínez RN and Alcober OA (2009) "
A basal sauropodomorph (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Ischigualasto Formation (Triassic, Carnian) and the early evolution of Sauropodomorpha".
PLoS ONE 4(2): e4397. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004397.
• Alcober OA and Martínez RN (2010) "
A new herrerasaurid (Dinosauria, Saurischia) from the Upper Triassic Ischigualasto Formation of northwestern Argentina".
ZooKeys, 63: 55-81.
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.63.550.
• Sereno PC (2013) "Basal sauropodomorphs and the vertebrate fossil record of the
Ischigualasto Formation (Late Triassic: Carnian-Norian) of Argentina".
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 32(supp.1), Memoir 12: 1-9. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2013.819809.
• Martínez RN, Apaldetti C and Abelin D (2013) "Basal sauropodomorphs from the Ischigualasto Formation".
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 32(supp.1), Memoir 12: 51-69. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2013.819361.
• Martínez RN, Haro JA and Apaldetti C (2013)
"Braincase of
Panphagia protos (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha)".
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 32(supp.1), Memoir 12: 70-82. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2013.819009.
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