Zupaysaurus rougieri
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Zupaysaurus rougieri is a theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period, approximately between 226 and 206 million years ago, in what is now South America. Its fossil remains were discovered in the Argentine province of La Rioja, specifically in the Los Colorados Formation of the Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin. The name "Zupaysaurus" comes from the Quechua "supay", meaning "devil", and the Greek "sauros", meaning "lizard", so it translates as "devil lizard". The species was named in honor of the scientist Guillermo Rougier, who led the expedition that discovered the holotype in May 1997.
This medium-sized theropod reached approximately 4 meters in length and 1.2 meters in height, with an estimated weight of around 200 kg. The skull of an adult measured about 45 cm long. Like other theropods, Zupaysaurus was bipedal and had distinctive features such as a small gap separating the premaxillary teeth from the maxillae in the upper jaw, and the fusion of the talus and calcaneus at the ankle, which places it among the earliest theropods.
Zupaysaurus was initially described as having two thin parallel crests on the top of its skull, similar to those of Dilophosaurus . However, later studies suggested that these structures could correspond to lacrimal bones displaced during the fossilization process, casting doubt on the presence of such crests. In addition, it had a rough lacrimal crest that projected laterally on the top of the skull.
Regarding its classification, Zupaysaurus was initially considered the oldest known tetanuran theropod. However, more recent phylogenetic analyses place it as a coelophysoid related to Segisaurus and possibly Liliensternus , although more basal than Coelophysis . These studies suggest that Zupaysaurus could be part of a monophyletic group together with Dilophosaurus and Dracovenator , within the family Dilophosauridae.
The environment in which Zupaysaurus lived was alluvial plains that formed the Los Colorados Formation. It shared its habitat with various primitive sauropodomorph dinosaurs, such as Riojasaurus , Coloradisaurus and Lessemsaurus , as well as with other reptiles and therapsids. This ecosystem is recognized as one of the first faunal groups dominated by dinosaurs, representing 43% of the known tetrapod species in the region.
Approximate measurements of Zupaysaurus:
- Scale 1:35 Complete
- Length 114 mm
- Height 54 mm
- Width 23 mm
- Snout-tail length 115 mm
- Complete 1:20 scale
- Length 199 mm
- Height 94 mm
- Width 39 mm
- Snout-tail length 200 mm
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