Hopefully this is more accurate than that other one I found. The teeth are certainly interesting. Are there more Armadillosuchus restorations out there? Link to the paper. Nick Gardner's post is excellent, too.
Speaking of my post, I'll have to take some time and flesh it out a bit more. I really find these taxa to be very interesting, and have some more to say on them. :)
There seem to be a lot of different restorations/reconstructions out there for such a new animal:
In addition to the 'glyptodont-shelled' skeleton figured at National Geographic News, pictures of skeleton with similar (inaccurate?) lateral hexagonal plates forming a less-extensive carapace are on display at a museum in Rio de Janiero: [pic 1][pic 2]. The second shows more (casts?) of the original material (including what looks like a nice, slender manus), and a sculpted life restoration in the background (also seen here).
Other life restorations can be seen here and here.
My favorite, though, is this restoration based on the carapaced-skeleton shown at National Geographic News. Horribly inaccurate, but what character!
The fossil is fascinating in its own right, but this 'xenarthraned-up' model adds an interesting twist to the story. Nick, do you know any more about who put that skeleton together?
Speaking of my post, I'll have to take some time and flesh it out a bit more. I really find these taxa to be very interesting, and have some more to say on them. :)
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There seem to be a lot of different restorations/reconstructions out there for such a new animal:
ReplyDeleteIn addition to the 'glyptodont-shelled' skeleton figured at National Geographic News, pictures of skeleton with similar (inaccurate?) lateral hexagonal plates forming a less-extensive carapace are on display at a museum in Rio de Janiero: [pic 1] [pic 2]. The second shows more (casts?) of the original material (including what looks like a nice, slender manus), and a sculpted life restoration in the background (also seen here).
Other life restorations can be seen here and here.
My favorite, though, is this restoration based on the carapaced-skeleton shown at National Geographic News. Horribly inaccurate, but what character!
The fossil is fascinating in its own right, but this 'xenarthraned-up' model adds an interesting twist to the story. Nick, do you know any more about who put that skeleton together?
Don't know, I only know that Thiago wasn't responsible for it. I can do some digging and maybe find out.
ReplyDeleteThere really *IS* a lot of renditions for this one. An unusual amount. I wonder why...
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