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|genus = {{extinct}}'''''Indrasaurus''''' |
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|binomial = {{extinct}}'''''Indrasaurus wangi''''' |
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'''''Indrasaurus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[extinct]] [[lizard]]s, containing one species, '''''Indrasaurus wangi'''''. Its fossil remains were found as stomach contents of a ''[[Microraptor]]'' fossil specimen found in the [[Liaoning province]], [[China]] in 2003. It was found by a team of paleontologists led by Professor Jingmai O'Connor from the [[Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology]] (IVPP), together with researchers from the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature. The stomach content of the ''[[Microraptor]]'' was not recognised by scientists when it was first uncovered. On further examination by scientists in 2019, the ''[[Microraptor]]'' stomach contents were revealed to contain the fully swallowed remains of a previously unknown lizard species. Following this, the new species was formally described and named in 2019..<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zhou|first=Zhonghe|last2=Zhang|first2=Xiaomei|last3=Wang|first3=Yan|last4=Wang|first4=Xiaoli|last5=Dong|first5=Liping|last6=Zheng|first6=Xiaoting|last7=O’Connor|first7=Jingmai|date=2019-07-22|title=Microraptor with Ingested Lizard Suggests Non-specialized Digestive Function|url=https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(19)30713-4|journal=Current Biology|language=English|volume=29|issue=14|pages=2423–2429.e2|doi=10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.020|issn=0960-9822|pmid=31303494}}</ref> The species was named after Prof. Wang Yuan of IVPP, also the director of the [[Paleozoological Museum of China]] at the time of identification of the species and an expert on the [[paleoherpetofauna]] of China. The name Indrasaurus was inspired by a [[Vedic mythology|Vedic legend]] in which god [[Indra]] was swallowed by a [[Vritra|dragon-like creature]] during a great battle (the dragon in the legend being equated with the Microraptor specimen that had swallowed the lizard specimen).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://phys.org/news/2019-07-species-lizard-stomach-cretaceous-microraptor.html|title=New species of lizard found in stomach of Cretaceous microraptor|last=|first=|date=July 11, 2019|website=phys.org|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> |
'''''Indrasaurus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[extinct]] [[lizard]]s, containing one species, '''''Indrasaurus wangi'''''. Its fossil remains were found as stomach contents of a ''[[Microraptor]]'' fossil specimen found in the [[Liaoning province]], [[China]] in 2003. It was found by a team of paleontologists led by Professor Jingmai O'Connor from the [[Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology]] (IVPP), together with researchers from the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature. The stomach content of the ''[[Microraptor]]'' was not recognised by scientists when it was first uncovered. On further examination by scientists in 2019, the ''[[Microraptor]]'' stomach contents were revealed to contain the fully swallowed remains of a previously unknown lizard species. Following this, the new species was formally described and named in 2019..<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zhou|first=Zhonghe|last2=Zhang|first2=Xiaomei|last3=Wang|first3=Yan|last4=Wang|first4=Xiaoli|last5=Dong|first5=Liping|last6=Zheng|first6=Xiaoting|last7=O’Connor|first7=Jingmai|date=2019-07-22|title=Microraptor with Ingested Lizard Suggests Non-specialized Digestive Function|url=https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(19)30713-4|journal=Current Biology|language=English|volume=29|issue=14|pages=2423–2429.e2|doi=10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.020|issn=0960-9822|pmid=31303494}}</ref> The species was named after Prof. Wang Yuan of IVPP, also the director of the [[Paleozoological Museum of China]] at the time of identification of the species and an expert on the [[paleoherpetofauna]] of China. The name Indrasaurus was inspired by a [[Vedic mythology|Vedic legend]] in which god [[Indra]] was swallowed by a [[Vritra|dragon-like creature]] during a great battle (the dragon in the legend being equated with the ''Microraptor'' specimen that had swallowed the lizard specimen).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://phys.org/news/2019-07-species-lizard-stomach-cretaceous-microraptor.html|title=New species of lizard found in stomach of Cretaceous microraptor|last=|first=|date=July 11, 2019|website=phys.org|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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| Indrasaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
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Indrasaurus is a genus of extinct lizards, containing one species, Indrasaurus wangi. Its fossil remains were found as stomach contents of a Microraptor fossil specimen found in the Liaoning province, China in 2003. It was found by a team of paleontologists led by Professor Jingmai O'Connor from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), together with researchers from the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Nature. The stomach content of the Microraptor was not recognised by scientists when it was first uncovered. On further examination by scientists in 2019, the Microraptor stomach contents were revealed to contain the fully swallowed remains of a previously unknown lizard species. Following this, the new species was formally described and named in 2019..[1] The species was named after Prof. Wang Yuan of IVPP, also the director of the Paleozoological Museum of China at the time of identification of the species and an expert on the paleoherpetofauna of China. The name Indrasaurus was inspired by a Vedic legend in which god Indra was swallowed by a dragon-like creature during a great battle (the dragon in the legend being equated with the Microraptor specimen that had swallowed the lizard specimen).[2]
References
- ^ Zhou, Zhonghe; Zhang, Xiaomei; Wang, Yan; Wang, Xiaoli; Dong, Liping; Zheng, Xiaoting; O’Connor, Jingmai (2019-07-22). "Microraptor with Ingested Lizard Suggests Non-specialized Digestive Function". Current Biology. 29 (14): 2423–2429.e2. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.020. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 31303494.
- ^ "New species of lizard found in stomach of Cretaceous microraptor". phys.org. July 11, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
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