Let me begin my first post with the description of the dinosaur namely "Daemonosaurus" which inspired me to create this blog and ID. After I read about it, I understood how distinct this species were compared to other dinosaurs. Enjoy reading!
Daemonosaurus (pron.:"DAY-mow-no-SORE-us") is an extinct genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic of New Mexico. Fossils have been found from deposits in the Chinle Formation, which is latest Triassic in age. While theropods had diversified into several specialized groups by this time, Daemonosaurus is a basal theropod that lies outside the clade Neotheropoda. Daemonosaurus is unusual among early theropods in that it had a short skull and long protruding teeth.
The specific name, derived from Greek word "chauliodus" (χαυλιόδους) meaning "prominent toothed," which is in reference to its procumbent front teeth
Daemonosaurus is known from a single holotype CM 76821, which consists of a skull, mandibles, an atlas bone, an axis bone, neck vertebrae, and rib fragments discovered at Ghost Ranch.
Daemonosaurus is unique among Triassic theropods because it has an unusually short snout, and all other early theropods had long heads and jaws.
Daemonosaurus (pron.:"DAY-mow-no-SORE-us") is an extinct genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic of New Mexico. Fossils have been found from deposits in the Chinle Formation, which is latest Triassic in age. While theropods had diversified into several specialized groups by this time, Daemonosaurus is a basal theropod that lies outside the clade Neotheropoda. Daemonosaurus is unusual among early theropods in that it had a short skull and long protruding teeth.
The specific name, derived from Greek word "chauliodus" (χαυλιόδους) meaning "prominent toothed," which is in reference to its procumbent front teeth
Daemonosaurus is known from a single holotype CM 76821, which consists of a skull, mandibles, an atlas bone, an axis bone, neck vertebrae, and rib fragments discovered at Ghost Ranch.
Daemonosaurus is unique among Triassic theropods because it has an unusually short snout, and all other early theropods had long heads and jaws.
