Masiakasaurus

“vicious saurian“

CLASSIFICATION

Masiakasaurus  Sampson, Carrano & Forster, 2001TYPE SPECIES: M. knopfleri Sampson, Carrano & Forster, 2001 “Mark  Knopfler’s (member of rock band Dire Straits)  vicious saurian“

Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha

see also: Genus Index, Classification

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MEASUREMENTS

LENGTH: 2 m

see also: World Records

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TIME

Maastrichtian

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic

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PLACE

Madagascar

see also: Paleo-Maps

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REMAINS

• M.knopfleri
  • [holotype]: specimen

see also: Anatomy

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ESSAY

This small predator had strange, forward-pointing teeth, like those of some Pterosauria. It may be a noasaurid. Hails from the Maevarano Formation.

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