Alwalkeria [SEP] named after
Alwalkeria
Alwalkeria (; "for Alick Walker") is a genus of basal saurischian dinosaur from the Late Triassic, living in India. It was a small bipedal omnivore.
Etymology.
This dinosaur was originally named "Walkeria maleriensis" by Sankar Chatterjee in 1987, in honor of British paleontologist Alick Walker. However, since the original generic name was found to be preoccupied by a bryozoan, the name "Alwalkeria" was created in 1994 by Chatterjee and Ben Creisler. The species name "maleriensis" is a reference
India.
Paleoecology Fauna and habitat.
The Maleri Formation has been interpreted as being the site of an ancient lake or river. Indeterminate prosauropod material has been found in the Maleri Formation, and "Alwalkeria" is the only named dinosaur species from this locality.
References.
- Chatterjee, S. & Creisler, B.S. 1994. "Alwalkeria" (Theropoda) and "Murturneria" (Plesiosauria), new names for preoccupied "Walkeria" Chatterjee, 1987, and "Turneria" Chatterjee and Small, 1989. "