JURASSIC DINOSAUR FAUNAS IN ZIGONG - 自贡恐龙博物馆
JURASSIC DINOSAUR FAUNAS IN ZIGONG - 自贡恐龙博物馆
JURASSIC DINOSAUR FAUNAS IN ZIGONG - 自贡恐龙博物馆
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Diagnosis Broad and short skull with extremely shortened snout; zygomatic arch greatly<br />
deepened; maxilla largely retreated both in lateral and palatal surfaces; presence of an opening<br />
between nasal and frontal; lachrymal and palatine extraordinary developed; premaxilla directly<br />
connecting palatine on palatal surface; short, broad and flattened basi-parasphenoid region<br />
lacking any keel-like structure; absence of diastema between incisor and canine; cusp formula of<br />
upper postcanine teeth 2-3-3 to 2-2-2; and lower postcanine teeth single-rooted.<br />
Type species Bienotheroides wansienensis Young, 1982.<br />
Bienotheroides zigongensis Sun, 1986<br />
Diagnosis Medium-sized tritytodontid recognized by broad and short skull; greatly<br />
deepened zygomatic arch; extremely retreated maxilla; extraordinary extension of lachrymal and<br />
palatine; direct connection of premaxilla and palatine on palatal surface; short, broad and<br />
flattened basisphenoid-pterygoid region lacking keel-like structure; subquadrangular postcanine<br />
teeth with breadth slightly exceeding length; bigger cuspules in front of main cusp and minute<br />
cuspule at outer cusp-row not observed; and doubled prootic foramen on lateral flange of prootic.<br />
Holotype A skull without snout and dorsal bones of braincase. ZDM 8602.<br />
Locality and horizon Dashanpu, Zigong; Xiashaximiao Formation, Middle Jurassic.<br />
Genus Polistodon He et Cai, 1984<br />
Diagnosis As for type species Polistodon chuannanensis He et Cai, 1984.<br />
Polistodon chuannanensis He et Cai, 1984<br />
Diagnosis Skull roof with low and short sagital crest; zygomatic arch gradually deepened<br />
backwards so as to giving a triangular outline in lateral aspect, but not arched laterally as in<br />
Bienotheroides; angular and articular processes of mandible obviously differentiated; coronoid<br />
process of dentary broad and high; medio-posterior process of mandible indistinct; dental<br />
formula 1-0-13/2-0-7~8; subquadrangular upper postcanine teeth with breadth obviously<br />
exceeding length and cusp formula of 2-2-2; lower postcanine teeth 3/4 length of upper ones, and<br />
with its breadth less than its length; cusp formula of lower postcanine 2-2; presence of a tiny<br />
cuspule in front of each cusp row.<br />
Holotype A complete skull and lower jaws, and some postcranial remains such as<br />
vertebrae, humerus and femur probably belong to the same individual. ZDM 8601 (provincial<br />
excavation team no.: T8601).<br />
Locality and horizon Dashanpu, Zigong; Xiashaximiao Formation, Middle Jurassic.<br />
Order Saurischia<br />
Suborder Theropoda<br />
Infraorder Carnosauria<br />
Family Megalosauridae Huxley, 1869<br />
Genus Gasosaurus Dong et Tang, 1985