Cosgriffius Skull Replica
$70.00
Cosgriffius is an extinct genus of trematosaurian temnospondyl within the family Trematosauridae. It was described by Samuel P. Welles based on a single partial skull from the well-known Meteor Crater in Arizona.
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Description
Cosgriffius Skull Replica measures 17 inches. Cosgriffius Skull Replica is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. UCMP 112135- UC Berkeley. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Made in USA.
Rhadalognathus was a prehistoric crocodile-like amphibian that belongs to the Mastodonsauridae family. Not much is known about this creature but it lived in the Triassic period.
Rhadalognathus is also the name of the genus in which the organism belongs within. Rhadalognathus was found in northern Arizona, US, by S. P. Welles in 1947. The size of the organism is unknown but its skull is about 17 inches long and weighs 7 lbs.
Scientific Classification:
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- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Order: †Temnospondyli
- Suborder: †Stereospondyli
- Family: †Trematosauridae
- Subfamily: †Lonchorhynchinae
- Genus: †Cosgriffius Welles, 1993
The specialized, slender snout of the Cosgriffius skull offers a distinct morphological contrast to the large-eyed, short-faced Vigilius wellesi skull, both representing unique aquatic adaptations from the Triassic Moenkopi Formation.
Additional information
| Weight | 7.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 17 in |