Fraxinisaura
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fraxinisaura is an extinct genus of basal lepidosauromorph reptile known from the Middle Triassic of Germany. The only known species is Fraxinisaura rozynekae. It possessed an elongated snout, unique features of the teeth, and an ilium (upper hip bone) which was intermediate in orientation between sphenodontians (the branch of lepidosaurs including the tuatara) and squamates (the branch including lizards). Based on characteristics of the maxilla, it is considered a close relative of Marmoretta from the Middle Jurassic of the United Kingdom, resolving a ghost lineage between that genus and other Triassic basal lepidosauromorphs.[1]
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Fraxinisaura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Lepidosauromorpha |
Genus: | †Fraxinisaura Schoch & Sues, 2018 |
Type species | |
†Fraxinisaura rozynekae Schoch & Sues, 2018 |
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