#vivaron

[just9art]

An important time in the history of life, the triassic boasts a greater diversity in life than most people realize and it’s much more than just the rise of the dinosaurs.

[eartharchives]

Vivaron haydeni, the Triassic Ghost Ranch predator

Paleontologists announced the discovery of a species of rauisuchid from the Ghost Ranch locality in northern New Mexico in rocks from the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation.

A crocodile-like predator has been discovered at a site in New Mexico famous for its early dinosaurs.

Image credit: Joschua Knüppe

[eartharchives]

Researchers name a new species of reptile from 212 million years ago

An extinct reptile related to crocodiles that lived 212 million years ago in present day New Mexico has been named as a new species, Vivaron haydeni, in a paper published this week by Virginia Tech's Department of Geosciences researchers.

[ibtimesuk]

200 million-year-old 'monster snake' reptile identified as new species

Vivaron haydeni lived in what is now the US state of New Mexico during the Triassic Period. http://dlvr.it/MDK2DL