Comments on: The Upcoming NMMNHS Triassic Exhibit

By: Brett Booth

Brett Booth — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:53:47 +0000

Sure thing, the wife has given me approval;)

Best,

Brett

By: Matt Celeskey

Matt Celeskey — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:32:27 +0000

Glad you got to see the new T .rex, Brett. If you plan to stop back for the Triassic exhibit, drop me a line. And the same goes for you, Zach!

By: Zach Miller

Zach Miller — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:10:11 +0000

My wife wants to visit NM, Matt. If ever we do, I’m looking you up!

By: Brett Booth

Brett Booth — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:06:39 +0000

Well damn I was just up that way Monday and found out that you now have Stan, I guess I’ll have to come back up in March:)

Best,

Brett

By: Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:40:25 +0000

Thanks: will have to hunt that up (wish we still got Neues Jahrbuch here…).

By: Matt Celeskey

Matt Celeskey — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:42:30 +0000

Hi Tom -

The NM erythrosuchian was written up here:

Nesbitt, S. J., Lucas, S. G., and Schoch, R. R. (2006) A new, large archosauriform from the Anton Chico Member of the upper Moenkopi Formation (Middle Triassic), east-central New Mexico, USA: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, v. 239, n. 2, p. 289-311.

Mostly some big weathered centra and pieces from the hip/hindlimb. No cranial material, a few handfuls of scutes and gastralia. Enough to identify a big Mid-Triassic archosauriform, enough to suggest erythrosuchian affinities, not enough to name. The reconstruction/restoration for the exhibit (which I did some 2-D work on) is based largely on Shansisuchus and Erythrosuchus, but from what I could tell, the New Mexico animal appears to be closer in size to the latter.

By: Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:20:11 +0000

Wait: A New Mexico erythrosuchian?!? When did that happen??? (Okay, the Early or Middle Triassic, obviously…) But has it been published yet?

By: Matt Celeskey

Matt Celeskey — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:05:49 +0000

Hi Mark -

This will be a permanent addition to the museum’s walk through time, so you should have no problem catching it.

Congrats on heading out to Mesalands–they’ve got quite a nifty little museum out there as well.

By: Mark Mancini

Mark Mancini — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:02:20 +0000

Woah! This exhibit looks great! Kudos to all involved!

Any idea how long it will run for? (I’ll be heading out to New Mexico this summer to attend Mesalands Community College for Paleo.)

-Mark