Andrianavoay Explained

Andrianavoay (meaning "noble crocodile" in Malagasy) is an extinct genus of teleosauroid from the Bathonian (in the Middle Jurassic) Kandreho Formation of Madagascar.^[1]

The type species, A. baroni, was originally named "Steneosaurus" baroni by ET Newton in 1893 on the basis of a partial skull listed as "NHMUK PV R 1999",^[2] and an associated osteoderm from Andranosamonta, Madagascar. In her unpublished 2019 thesis, Michela Johnson coined the nomen (ex dissertatione) Andrianavoay for S. baroni.^[3] The genus name was published in 2020.

Notes and References

1. Johnson . Michela M. . Young . Mark T. . Brusatte . Stephen L. . The phylogenetics of Teleosauroidea (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia) and implications for their ecology and evolution . PeerJ . 2020 . 8 . e9808 . 10.7717/peerj.9808. 33083104 . 7548081 . free .
2. Newton R. 1893. On the discovery of a secondary reptile in Madagascar: Steneosaurus baroni ; (n sp.). with a reference to some post-Tertiary vertebrate remains from the same country recently acquired by the British Museum (Natural History). Geological Magazine 10: 193-198
3. Johnson, M. M.. The taxonomy, systematics and ecomorphological diversity of Teleosauroidea (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia), and the evaluation of the genus 'Steneosaurus'. Archives of the University of Edinburgh. English. 2019.