-
species of
drepanosaurs were
characterized by a bird-like skull, a
barrell shaped body, and a
horizontally narrow tail. A
number of
drepanosaurs had specialized...
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paleobiology of the Late Tri****ic (Carnian-Norian: Adamanian-Apachean)
drepanosaurs (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha: Drepanosauromorpha)". New
Mexico Museum...
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relationships of both
drepanosaurs and weigeltisaurs, as well as Longisquama, have
historically been
difficult to pin down.
Drepanosaurs and weigeltisaurids...
- that
Hypuronector may have had a
different ecological niche than
other drepanosaurs. It has long been
accepted that
Megalancosaurus was an
arboreal chameleon-like...
- parareptiles, were an
important group of
small lizard-like herbivores. The
drepanosaurs were a
clade of unusual, chameleon-like
arboreal reptiles with birdlike...
- fingers, a
distinctive trait of
other derived drepanosaurs.
Ancistorhynchus is
characteristic amongst drepanosaurs by the
strongly hooked shape of its claw...
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First found in
Northern Italy in 1975, it is one of the most
primitive drepanosaurs. V.
cenenis is the type species,
which was
first mentioned in 1991 but...
- unknown; however, the
skull of
Drepanosaurus was
likely similar to
other drepanosaurs, such as Megalancosaurus. Megalancosaurus'
skull was
approximately the...
-
references Silvio Renesto, a
paleontologist known for
studies of
Italian drepanosaurs. The
holotype and only
known specimen of
Avicranium is AMNH FARB 30834...
- lizard-like Weigeltisauridae, as well as the Tri****ic chameleon-like
drepanosaurs.
Diapsids were
originally classified as one of four
subclasses of the...
