A weigeltisaurid reptile from the Lower Triassic of British Columbia

31 4 Fri, 01/01/1988 - 12:00 December 951 955

BRINKMAN, D. 1988. A weigeltisaurid reptile from the Lower Triassic of British Columbia. Palaeontology, 31, 4, 951–955.

Donald Brinkman The skull of a new weigeltisaurid reptile, Wapitisaurus problematicus gen. et sp. nov., from the Lower Triassic Vega-Phoroso Member of the Sulphur Mountain Formation is described. It shares with Coelurosauravus, the only other known weigeltisaurid, the presence of an incomplete lower temporal arcade, a jugal with reduced postorbital process, and a squamosal crest ornamented with tooth-like projections. It differs from Coelurosauravus in its large size and in the structure and implantation of the teeth. The Palaeontological Association (Free Access)