Kuehneosaurus

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iKuehneosaurus
Fossil range: Late Triassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Phylum: Chordates
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Kuehneosauridae
Genus: Kuehneosaurus

Kuehneosaurus was a late Triassic reptile -- of the order Squamata, not a dinosaur -- which was about two feet long, and had ribs which jutted out from its body as much as one foot (30 cm), in a way apparently designed for gliding, like the modern flying dragon.