Zarcasaurus
Zarcasaurus tanyderus is a species of araeoscelid reptile 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]
| Zarcasaurus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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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References
- 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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