Kayenta Formation

Kayentatherium

Kayentatherium, “the beast from the Kayenta Formation”, was a cynodont (one of a group of mammal ancestors which are sometimes called “mammal-like reptiles”) which lived in Arizona during the early Jurassic Period approximately 185-180 million years ago. Kanyentatherium was big,… Read More ›

Eocaecilia

Eocaecilia was a 6 inch long worm-like amphibian which lived in Arizona during the early Jurassic Period 190 million years ago. An astounding forty partial specimens have been uncovered of this animal, two of which are nearly-complete skulls, while the… Read More ›

Protosuchus

Protosuchus richardsoni was a 3 foot long primitive crocodylomorph which lived in North America during the early Jurassic Period 200-195 million years ago. Fossils of it have been found within the upper part of the Moenave Formation in northern Arizona…. Read More ›

Chinlea

Chinlea was a freshwater coelacanth fish measuring 2.5 feet long which lived in North America during the late Triassic Period approximately 210-201 million years ago. Fossils which might belong to Chinlea have also been found in rocks dating to the… Read More ›