Kongonaphon
Name:
Kongonaphon
(bug slayer).
Phonetic: Kon-gon-ah-fon.
Named By: Christian F. Kammerer, Sterling J.
Nesbitt, John J. Flynn, Lovasoa Ranivoharimanana &
Andr� R. Wyss - 2020.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia,
Archosauria, Ornithodira, Dinosauromorpha, Lagerpetidae.
Species: K. kely (type).
Diet: Insectivore.
Size: Estimated 10 centimetres tall at hip.
Known locations: Madagascar.
Time period: Ladinian/Carnian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation: Partial skull, jaw and post
cranial remains.
Kongonaphon
is a genus of ornithodiran archosaur that lived in Madagascar during
the Triassic. As far as Triassic archosaurs go Kongonaphon
was tiny,
and in itself the holotype specimen is a rare example of such a small
creature. Kongonaphon also had small conical
teeth, which combines
with the small overall body size, suggests that Kongonaphon
was most
like a hunter of insects. This is reflected in the genus name
Kongonaphon which roughly translates as ‘bug
slayer’.
Further reading
- A tiny ornithodiran
archosaur from the Triassic of Madagascar and the role of
miniaturization in dinosaur and pterosaur ancestry. - Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences. - Christian F. Kammerer,
Sterling J. Nesbitt, John J. Flynn, Lovasoa Ranivoharimanana
& Andr� R. Wyss - 2020.
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