Sharovipterygidae Explained

Sharovipterygidae is a family of strange gliding archosauromorphs from the mid-Triassic of Eurasia, notable for their short forelimbs and long, wing-like hindlimbs, which supported membranes for gliding. They are represented by Sharovipteryx and Ozimek volans.[1] [2]

A 2019 phylogenetic analysis suggested that Ozimek, and by extension Sharovipteryx, may belong to the Tanystropheidae.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Unwin . D.M. . Alifanov . V.R. . Benton . M.J. . 2000 . Enigmatic small reptiles from the Middle–Late Triassic of Kyrgyzstan . M.J. . Benton . M.A. . Shishkin . D.M. . Unwin . E.N. . Kurochkin . The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia . http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/earth-and-environmental-science/palaeontology-and-life-history/age-dinosaurs-russia-and-mongolia?format=PB&isbn=9780521545822 . 177–186 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge.
  2. J. . Dzik . Tomasz . Sulej . An early Late Triassic long-necked reptile with a bony pectoral shield and gracile appendages . 64 . 4 . Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 805–823 . 2016 .
  3. Pritchard. A.C.. Sues. H.-D.. 2019. Postcranial remains of Teraterpeton hrynewichorum (Reptilia: Archosauromorpha) and the mosaic evolution of the saurian postcranial skeleton. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17. 20. 1745–1765. 10.1080/14772019.2018.1551249. 2019JSPal..17.1745P . 91446492.

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