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'''''Agrosaurus''''' (Seeley, 1891) (AG-ro-sawr-us) meaning 'field lizard', referring to the place where it was discovered ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]] ''agros'' meaning 'field' and ''sauros'' meaning 'lizard') |
'''''Agrosaurus''''' (Seeley, 1891) (AG-ro-sawr-us) meaning 'field lizard', referring to the place where it was sopposedly discovered ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]] ''agros'' meaning 'field' and ''sauros'' meaning 'lizard') is the name given to the remains of what is tentatively believed to be a [[Triassic]] [[prosauropod]] from [[Australia]]. This would have made it the oldest [[dinosaur]] remains from that country. The type species is ''Agrosaurus macgillivrayi''. |
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The British ship HMS ''Fly'' collected a [[tibia]], a claw and some other fragments in 1844. The original block was purchased by the [[British Museum of Natural History]] in 1879, but the remains were not studied until 1891. [[Seeley]] identified it in that year. The block was prepared in the late 1980s. Following the preparation, [[Molnar]] (1991) noticed similiarities to the prosauropod [[Massospondylus]] |
The British ship HMS ''Fly'' collected a [[tibia]], a claw and some other fragments in 1844, purportedly from Cape York, Queensland. The original block was purchased by the [[British Museum of Natural History]] in 1879, but the remains were not studied until 1891. [[Seeley]] identified it in that year. The block was prepared in the late 1980s. Following the preparation, [[Molnar]] (1991) noticed similiarities to the prosauropod [[Massospondylus]]. Galton and Cluver (1976) see Agrosaurus as close to [[Anchisaurus]]. Rich, McNamara and Milner equate Agrosaurus and [[Thecodontosaurus antiquus]], claiming that the British Museum remains were mislabelled. The difficulty in correctly identifying the source of the fossil lies in the fact that the log of the ''Fly'' does not record it. |
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| Genus: | Agrosaurus
Seeley, 1891 |
| Species: | Agrosaurus macgilivrayi
Seeeley, 1891 |
Agrosaurus (Seeley, 1891) (AG-ro-sawr-us) meaning 'field lizard', referring to the place where it was sopposedly discovered (Greek agros meaning 'field' and sauros meaning 'lizard') is the name given to the remains of what is tentatively believed to be a Triassic prosauropod from Australia. This would have made it the oldest dinosaur remains from that country. The type species is Agrosaurus macgillivrayi.
The British ship HMS Fly collected a tibia, a claw and some other fragments in 1844, purportedly from Cape York, Queensland. The original block was purchased by the British Museum of Natural History in 1879, but the remains were not studied until 1891. Seeley identified it in that year. The block was prepared in the late 1980s. Following the preparation, Molnar (1991) noticed similiarities to the prosauropod Massospondylus. Galton and Cluver (1976) see Agrosaurus as close to Anchisaurus. Rich, McNamara and Milner equate Agrosaurus and Thecodontosaurus antiquus, claiming that the British Museum remains were mislabelled. The difficulty in correctly identifying the source of the fossil lies in the fact that the log of the Fly does not record it.
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