Leptopleuron
For the fern genus Leptopleuron C.Presl, see Nephrolepis.
| Leptopleuron Temporal range: Late Triassic Carnian | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Procolophonomorpha |
| Family: | Procolophonidae |
| Genus: | Leptopleuron |
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Leptopleuron is a genus of an extinct procolophonid that lived in dry lands of the late Triassic of Scotland. Its fossils were found in Lossiemouth Sandstone. Leptopleuron was a small, lizard-like animal that reached 40 cm long.[1]
References
- Patrick S. Spencer (March 2000). "The braincase structure of Leptopleuron lacertinum Owen (Parareptilia: Procolophonidae)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20 (1): 21–30. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0021:TBSOLL]2.0.CO;2.