Sclerosaurus
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| Sclerosaurus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Procolophonomorpha |
| Family: | Sclerosauridae Nopsca, 1923 |
| Genus: | Sclerosaurus von Meyer, 1857 |
| Species: | Sclerosaurus armatus von Meyer, 1857 |
Restoration
Sclerosaurus is an extinct genus of sauropsid. It was a fairly small about 30 cm long, distinguished from other known parareptiles by the possession of long, posterolaterally projecting spikes, posterior dentary teeth with slightly imbricating crowns, and a narrow band of dorsal dermal armor comprising two or three rows of sculptured osteoderms on either side of the midline.[1]
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