University of Wisconsin-Madison: Newly Described Ancient Reptile Named in Language of First Nations Where Fossils Were Found
April 19, 2023
April 19, 2023
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news:
Beesiiwo cooowuse was a squat, herbivorous relative of modern crocodiles and birds that had a beak-like mouth and roamed the globe between 250 and 227 million years ago. Its name, pronounced "Bah-se-wa' ja' aw-wu sa,'" speaks to the modern-day location where its fossilized remains were unearthed: "big lizard from the Alcova area" of centra . . .
Beesiiwo cooowuse was a squat, herbivorous relative of modern crocodiles and birds that had a beak-like mouth and roamed the globe between 250 and 227 million years ago. Its name, pronounced "Bah-se-wa' ja' aw-wu sa,'" speaks to the modern-day location where its fossilized remains were unearthed: "big lizard from the Alcova area" of centra . . .