Sharovipterygidae

Sharovipterygidae
Temporal range: Middle Triassic-Late Triassic, 230–225 Ma
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Type specimen of Sharovipteryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:†Protorosauria
Tatarinov, 1989
Family:†Sharovipterygidae
Cowen, 1981
Type species
†Podopteryx mirabilis
Sharov, 1971
Genera

Sharovipterygidae is a family of strange gliding protorosaurians from the mid-Triassic of Eurasia, notable for their short forelimbs and long, wing-like hindlimbs, which supported membranes for gliding. They are represented by Sharovipteryx and Ozimek volans.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Unwin, D.M.; Alifanov, V.R.; Benton, M.J. (2000). "Enigmatic small reptiles from the Middle–Late Triassic of Kyrgyzstan". In Benton, M.J.; Shishkin, M.A.; Unwin, D.M.; Kurochkin, E.N. The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 177–186.
  2. ↑ Dzik, J.; Sulej, Tomasz (2016). "An early Late Triassic long-necked reptile with a bony pectoral shield and gracile appendages" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 64 (4): 805–823.
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