Megalancosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Megalancosaurus is a genus of extinct reptile from the Late Triassic Dolomia di Forni Formation and Zorzino Limestone of northern Italy, and one of the best known drepanosaurids. The type species is M. preonensis; a translation of the animal's scientific name would be "long armed reptile from the Preone Valley."[2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | †Drepanosauromorpha |
Family: | †Drepanosauridae |
Clade: | †Megalancosaurinae |
Genus: | †Megalancosaurus Calzavara, Muscio & Wild 1981 |
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