Diasparactus
Diasparactus | |
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Skeleton of Diasparactus zenos in the Field Museum of Natural History. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Reptiliomorpha |
Order: | †Diadectomorpha |
Family: | †Diadectidae |
Genus: | †Diasparactus Case, 1910 |
Type species | |
†Diasparactus zenos |
Diasparactus is an extinct genus of
In Diasparactus, the spines of the dorsal vertebrae are higher than in other genera in the family.[1]
History
In 1910, E. C. Case described Diasparactus zenos from a few vertebrae found in New Mexico.[2] In 1911, a largely intact skeleton was found in the same area. The vertebrae agreed with the described type species and the new find was considered likely to be the same species. The total length of the animal when restored was 1.35 metres.
Description
The skull measured 16.7 centimetres. It was in poor condition but was similar to that of
References
- ^ a b A Description of a nearly complete skeleton of Diasparactus zenos Case Permo-Carboniferous Vertebrates from New Mexico, p17-35. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ^ E. C. Case. 1910. New or little known reptiles and amphibians from the Permian (?) of Texas. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 28:163-181