Camelotia
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Camelotia was a genus
of prosauropod or sauropod dinosaur
from the Late Triassic
of what is now England
. Paleontologists are divided on which family it may belong to; in the past, Camelotia has generally been assigned to the prosauropods, but this group of primitive dinosaurs is in constant flux.
The type species
, C. borealis, was first described by Galton in 1985. Dinosaurs formerly known as Avalonianus
and Gresslyosaurus turned out to be Camelotia.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of prosauropod or sauropod dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
from the Late Triassic
Triassic
The Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 250 to 200 Mya . As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events...
of what is now England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Paleontologists are divided on which family it may belong to; in the past, Camelotia has generally been assigned to the prosauropods, but this group of primitive dinosaurs is in constant flux.
The type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
, C. borealis, was first described by Galton in 1985. Dinosaurs formerly known as Avalonianus
Avalonianus
Avalonianus is a name used for fossil teeth from the Late Triassic of England. It was first described in 1898 by Seeley with the name Avalonia, but that name was preoccupied , so Kuhn renamed it in 1961...
and Gresslyosaurus turned out to be Camelotia.