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Item Parasuchid reptiles from the Triassic Dockum Group of West Texas(Texas Tech University, 1984-08) Shelton, Sally YvonneParasuchids (=phytosaurs) are characteristic Late Triassic archosaurian reptiles, comprising a family (Parasuchidae) most notable for its striking resemblance to modern crocodilians in superficial skeletal morphology and presumptive ecological niche. Fossil remains of parasuchids have been found in abundance in North America, India, Europe, and North Africa. The profusion of parasuchid fossils, as well as the range of distinct variations within the family, has made these reptiles important in the relative dating and correlation of Late Triassic continental sediments. Of the six genera of parasuchids considered in this study to have been established, four occur in North American deposits; all four are represented in the known vertebrate fauna of the Triassic Dockum Group of Texas.Item Preparation, casting, and exhibition of Texas aetosaur, Desmatosuchus(Texas Tech University, 2000-05) Herzog, NikoAetosaurs (Family Stagonolepididae) are an extinct group of quadrupedal heavily armored, herbivorous, archosaurian reptiles recorded from Upper Triassic deposits. Their remains are found in many parts of the world including North America, South America, Europe, India, Africa, and Greenland (SmaU, 1985; Heckert and Lucas, 1999). Aetosaurs first appeared during the Camian at the beginning of the age of dinosaurs, but became extinct at the end of the Triassic (Norian). They ranged in SVZJQ from Im to 6m in length. Worldwide, there are ten known genera, with seven occurring in the Chinle Formation and Dockum Group of the southwestern United States (Long and Murry, 1995). The North American genera include Desmatosuchus, Typothorax, Paratypothorax, Calyptosuchus, Longosuchus, Stagonolepis, and Stegomus.Item The Triassic thecodontian reptile Desmatosuchus: osteology and relationships(Texas Tech University, 1985-12) Small, Bryan JohnNot available