Pleurosaurus
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| Pleurosaurus Fossil range: Late Jurassic |
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 Pleurosaurus goldfussi at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin
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| Pleurosaurus goldfussi |
Pleurosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid reptile belonging to the order Sphenodontia.
Pleurosaurus fossils were discovered in the Solnhofen limestone formation of Bavaria, Germany. It is the one of the few known aquatic sphenodontians.
Its body was approximately 600 mm (2 ft) long, and elongated for hydrodynamic streamlining, with comparatively short limbs and a powerful tail, which was used for propulsion.
The only known living sphenodontian is the tuatara of New Zealand.
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