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Dolabrosaurus aquatilis, a small lepidosauromorph reptile from the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation of north-central New Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

David S Berman  and
Robert R. Reisz
David S Berman
Affiliation:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
Robert R. Reisz
Affiliation:
Erindale College, University of Toronto, Department of Zoology, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada
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Abstract

Dolabrosaurus aquatilis n. gen. and sp., a small amphibious or aquatic reptile from the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation of north-central New Mexico, is described on the basis of portions of the vertebral column and partial fore- and hindlimbs of a single specimen. Comparison with other Triassic reptiles indicates that D. aquatilis is most closely related to Drepanosaurus unguicaudatus, a small, enigmatic lepidosauromorph from the Upper Triassic Zorzino Formation of the Italian Alps. Both species are assigned to a new family, Drepanosauridae, with Dolabrosaurus recognized as more primitive in some aspects of its vertebral and pedal morphology. The precise assignment of Drepanosauridae within the Lepidosauromorpha remains uncertain.

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Research Article
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 66 , Issue 6 , November 1992 , pp. 1001 - 1009
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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