特髏鱷屬

特髅鳄属; 化石时期：三疊紀晚期卡尼階 PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
科学分类
界：	动物界 Animalia
门：	脊索动物门 Chordata
纲：	爬行綱 Reptilia
目：	†坚蜥目 Aetosauria
科：	†鍬鱗龍科 Stagonolepididae
亚科：	†正体龙亚科 Typothoracisinae
族：	†副正体龙族 Paratypothoracisini
属：	†特髅鳄属 Tecovasuchus; Martz et Small, 2006
模式種
	特髏鱷; Tecovasuchus chatterjeei; Martz and Small, 2006

特髏鱷屬（學名：Tecovasuchus）是堅蜥目的一屬。第一批發現的化石是皮內成骨，發現於美國德州的特髏組（Tecovas Formation），地質年代為三疊紀晚期的卡尼階。新墨西哥州與亞歷桑納州的欽爾組（Chinle Formation）、以及特髏組、藍水溪組（Bluewater Creek Formation）、聖塔羅莎組（Santa Rosa Formation）的Los Esteros段，也有發現特髏鱷的化石^[1]^[2]。

在1995年，特髏鱷的化石被鑑定為新物種。這些化石被認為可能屬於副正體龍，或是類似副正體龍的堅蜥類物種^[3]^[4]。但直到2006年才被正式敘述、命名，模式種是T. chatterjeei^[5]。特髏鱷的數個鱗甲特徵，可以用來鑑定、辨別牠們與其他堅蜥類的差異，例如背部中線的鱗甲厚、表面有溝痕與凹處、鱗甲往後側傾斜，以及突出的身體兩側鱗甲。

在美國西南部的三疊紀晚期地層，特髏鱷的化石被視為是標準化石^[1]。

參考文獻

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Heckert, A. B.; Spielmann, J. A.; Lucas, S. G.; and Hunt, A. P. Biostratigraphic utility of the Upper Triassic aetosaur Tecovasuchus (Archosauria:Stagonolepididae), an index taxon of St. Johnsian (Adamanian:Late Carnian) time. Lucas, S.G. and Spielmann, J.A. (eds.) (编). The Global Triassic. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 41. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. 2007: 51–57.
^ Parker, W. G. Faunal review of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation of Arizona. McCord, R. D. (ed.) (编). Mesa Southwest Museum Bulletin 11. 2005: 34–54.
^ Lucas, S. G.; Heckert, A. B.; and Hunt, A. P. Unusual aetosaur armor from the Upper Triassic of West Texas, U.S.A.. Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 1995, 69: 467–473.
^ Heckert, A. B. Litho- and biostratigraphy of the lower Chinle Group, east-central Arizona and west-central New Mexico, with a description of a new theropod (Dinosauria:Theropoda) from the Bluewater Creek Formation. University of New Mexico: 278p. 1997.
^ Martz, J. W.; and Small, B. J. Tecovasuchus chatterjeei, a new aetosaur (Archosauria: Stagonolepididae) from the Tecovas Formation (Carnian, Upper Triassic) of Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 2006, 26 (2): 308–320.

[HSLH07-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Heckert, A. B.; Spielmann, J. A.; Lucas, S. G.; and Hunt, A. P. Biostratigraphic utility of the Upper Triassic aetosaur Tecovasuchus (Archosauria:Stagonolepididae), an index taxon of St. Johnsian (Adamanian:Late Carnian) time. Lucas, S.G. and Spielmann, J.A. (eds.) (编). The Global Triassic. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 41. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. 2007: 51–57.

[PWG05-2] Parker, W. G. Faunal review of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation of Arizona. McCord, R. D. (ed.) (编). Mesa Southwest Museum Bulletin 11. 2005: 34–54.

[LHH95-3] Lucas, S. G.; Heckert, A. B.; and Hunt, A. P. Unusual aetosaur armor from the Upper Triassic of West Texas, U.S.A.. Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 1995, 69: 467–473.

[HAB97-4] Heckert, A. B. Litho- and biostratigraphy of the lower Chinle Group, east-central Arizona and west-central New Mexico, with a description of a new theropod (Dinosauria:Theropoda) from the Bluewater Creek Formation. University of New Mexico: 278p. 1997.

[MS06-5] Martz, J. W.; and Small, B. J. Tecovasuchus chatterjeei, a new aetosaur (Archosauria: Stagonolepididae) from the Tecovas Formation (Carnian, Upper Triassic) of Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 2006, 26 (2): 308–320.

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