Karamuru

Karamuru Temporal range: Middle Triassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Girl looking at Karamuru vorax. Source: Paleorrota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Subclass:	Diapsida
Order:	Rauisuchia
Family:	Prestosuchidae
Genus:	Karamuru Kischlat, 2000[1]
Species
K. vorax Kischlat, 2000 (type)[1]

Karamuru is a genus of prestosuchid archosaur from the Middle Triassic-age Santa Maria Formation of Brazil. It was found in the Paleorrota geopark. It is based on remains that had been assigned to Prestosuchus chininiquensis, including a nearly complete skull. There is some uncertainty about the publication date and authors; as noted by Langer et al. (2007), Kischlat (2000) records it as having been published by Kischlat and Barberena, with no year given.^[2] Later, Schultz and Langer considered it to be a junior synonym of Prestosuchus.^[3]

Karamuru would have been a carnivorous animal, perhaps 7 meters (23 feet) long and weighing 700 kilograms (1,500 pounds).^[4]

Its name relates to the story of Diogo Álvares Correia, a settler called the "Caramuru" by the Tupinambá tribe.

See also

• Paleorrota

References

1. per Langer et al., 2007
2. Langer, Max C.; Ribeiro, Ana M.; Schultz, Cesar L.; Ferigolo, Jorge (2007). "The continental tetrapod-bearing Triassic of south Brazil". In Lucas, S.G.; Spielmann J.A. (eds.). The Global Triassic (pdf). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, 41. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. pp. 201–218.
3. Schultz, C. L., & Langer, M. C. 2007. Tetrápodes triássicos do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Paleontologia: cenários de vida. v. 1, p. 277-299. Interciência,
4. "Karamuru vorax". O Rio Grande do Sol no tempo dos dinossaros (in Portuguese). UFRGS. Retrieved 2008-01-08.