(left) with a skeleton of
Stahleckeria at
University of Tübingen Skull of
Stahleckeria measured in length. It was a contemporary of the more common
Dinodontosaurus. The differences between
Stahleckeria and
Dinodontosaurus may reflect adaptations to feeding on different plant species. In 2012, fossils of
Stahleckeria potens were described from the
Omingonde Formation in
Namibia, which like the Santa Maria Formation is Ladinian in age. The Omingonde Formation is part of the
Karoo Supergroup, which preserves many Triassic tetrapod fossils in southern Africa but notably lacks fossils in a hiatus called the "Ladinian gap". In addition to the remains of
Stahleckeria potens, fossils of the
cynodont Chiniquodon and an unidentified
rauisuchian have also been found in the Omingonde deposits. The presence of these animals in South America and in Africa at the same time is strong evidence that the two continents were once one uninterrupted landmass with a uniform climate and habitat that land animals such as
Stahleckeria could travel freely between. The fossils of
Stahleckeria potens discovered in Brazil are currently in
Germany in the museum of the
University of Tübingen. == References ==