Feralisaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic,
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Lepidosauromorpha (?) |
Genus: | †Feralisaurus Cavicchini et al., 2020 |
Species: | †F. corami
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Binomial name | |
†Feralisaurus corami Cavicchini et al., 2020
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Feralisaurus is an extinct genus of neodiapsid reptile, possibly a basal lepidosauromorph, known from the Middle Triassic of south-western England. It contains one species, Feralisaurus corami, which was described by Cavicchini et al. in 2020.[1] It was found in the Helsby Sandstone Formation.
Discovery
[edit]The holotype and only known specimen of Feralisaurus, BRSUG 29950-12, was discovered in 2014 near Sidmouth, Devon.[1]
Classification
[edit]Feralisaurus was recovered as either a basal neodiapsid or as a basal lepidosauromorph, with the researchers preferring a placement within Lepidosauromorpha.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cavicchini, Iacopo; Zaher, Marta; Benton, Michael J. (2020). "An Enigmatic Neodiapsid Reptile from the Middle Triassic of England". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 40 (3): e1781143. Bibcode:2020JVPal..40E1143C. doi:10.1080/02724634.2020.1781143. S2CID 222186694.