Araeoscelidia
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Araeoscelidia is an extinct group of early, lizard-like diapsid reptiles known from the Late Carboniferous and Early Permian periods and considered among the earliest representatives of the diapsid lineage.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diapsid
ⓘ
extinct reptile clade ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| belongsTo | early amniotes ⓘ |
| bodySize | small to medium-sized reptiles ⓘ |
| clade | Diapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | elongate limbs and slender body ⓘ |
| earliestRepresentativesOf | diapsid lineage ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Pennsylvanian ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Carboniferous
ⓘ
Permian ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fossil record ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Early Permian ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| morphology | lizard-like body form ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Araeoscelis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petrolacosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleobiogeography |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relevance | important for understanding early diapsid evolution ⓘ |
| researchField | paleontology ⓘ |
| skullType | diapsid skull with two temporal fenestrae ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | Early Permian ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | Late Carboniferous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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