Coelurosauravus

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iCoelurosauravus
Fossil range: Permian
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Subclass: Diapsida
(unranked) Avicephala
Family: Coelurosauravidae
Genus: Coelurosauravus
Frey et al., 1997
Species
  • C. jaekeli (type)
  • C. elivensis

Coelurosauravus was a genus of primitive diapsid reptile, with specialized wing-like structures allowing it to glide. It lived during the Permian period in what is now Germany.

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