Halticosaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Triassic period and inhabited Europe and North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Saxony-Anhalt (Germany), Baden-Württemberg (Germany) and Nova Scotia (Canada).
Quick facts about Halticosaurus:
- Existed from 228 million years ago to 208.5 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a predation
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Halticosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- E. Fraas. 1907. Aetosaurus crassicauda n. sp. nebst Beobachtungen über das Becken der Aetosaurier [Aetosaurus crassicauda n. sp. together with observations on the pelvis of aetosaurs]. Mitteilungen aus dem Königlichen Naturalien-Kabinett zu Stuttgart 42:101-109
- O. Jaekel. 1910. Die Fussstellung und Lebensweise der grossen Dinosaurier [The foot posture and way of life of the large dinosaurs]. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 62:270-277
- R. L. Carroll, E. S. Belt, and D. L. Dineley, D. Baird, D. C. McGregor. 1972. In D. J. Glass (ed.), Guidebook: Excursion A59. Vertebrate Palaeontology of Eastern Canada. Montreal: 24th International Geological Congress.
