[D] Protecovasaurus lucasi [nG] [ncG]
Describer
Heckert, 2002
Time
Triassic Late Carnian
Classification
Nomen Nudem - Not considered dinosaur
Fossilsite
Tecovas Formation, Otischalkian/Adamanian, Chinle Group, Texas, US
Info
Genus
Lower Kalgary locality 1312, NMMNH P-34196: Tooth crown, Hypodigm APK:2/0: NMMNH P-34197, P-34321b, P-34321c, P-34322, P-34392, P-34495 & P-34496 topotype tooth crowns; P-26441 & P-34221 referred tooth crowns from other localities; and several other teeth of similar morphology, in addition to holotype tooth Generic and specific names from publicly available doctoral dissertation first appeared in published form in the abstract of the disseration in New Mexico Geology 24(3): 102 [August 2002] Source George Olshevsky
Protecovasaurus lucasi gen. & sp. nov [non-dinosaurian archosaur] Name derivation: Greek pro = “before” + Tecovas [Formation] + Greek sauros = “lizard”
Heckert, 2002
Time
Triassic Late Carnian
Classification
Nomen Nudem - Not considered dinosaur
Fossilsite
Tecovas Formation, Otischalkian/Adamanian, Chinle Group, Texas, US
Info
Genus
Lower Kalgary locality 1312, NMMNH P-34196: Tooth crown, Hypodigm APK:2/0: NMMNH P-34197, P-34321b, P-34321c, P-34322, P-34392, P-34495 & P-34496 topotype tooth crowns; P-26441 & P-34221 referred tooth crowns from other localities; and several other teeth of similar morphology, in addition to holotype tooth Generic and specific names from publicly available doctoral dissertation first appeared in published form in the abstract of the disseration in New Mexico Geology 24(3): 102 [August 2002] Source George Olshevsky
Protecovasaurus lucasi gen. & sp. nov [non-dinosaurian archosaur] Name derivation: Greek pro = “before” + Tecovas [Formation] + Greek sauros = “lizard”