Drepanosaurus
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Drepanosaurus (/drəˌpænəˈsɔːrəs/; "sickle lizard") is a genus of arboreal (tree-dwelling) reptile that lived during the Triassic Period. It is a member of the Drepanosauridae, a group of diapsid reptiles known for their prehensile tails. Drepanosaurus was probably an insectivore, and lived in a coastal environment in what is now modern day Italy, as well as in a streamside environment in the midwestern United States.
Quick Facts Drepanosaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic, Scientific classification ...
Drepanosaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic | |
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Fossil | |
Sketetal diagram scale bar = 1 cm | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | †Drepanosauromorpha |
Family: | †Drepanosauridae |
Genus: | †Drepanosaurus Pinna, 1979 |
Species: | †D. unguicaudatus |
Binomial name | |
†Drepanosaurus unguicaudatus Pinna, 1979 | |
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