Zarcasaurus
Extinct genus of tetrapods
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | †Araeoscelidia |
Family: | †Araeoscelidae |
Genus: | †Zarcasaurus Brinkman et al. 1984[1] |
Type species | |
†Zarcasaurus tanyderus | |
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Zarcasaurus tanyderus is a species of araeoscelidian tetrapods found in the Cutler Formation (Early Permian) of New Mexico.[1] The only elements of the skeleton known from this animal is a partial jaw bone, vertebrae, and broken limb bones.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Brinkman, Donald B.; Berman, David S.; Eberth, David A. (1984). "A new araeoscelid reptile, Zarcasaurus tanyderus, from the Cutler Formation (Lower Permian) of north-central New Mexico". New Mexico Geology. 6: 34–39.
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