Feralisaurus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Anisian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Lepidosauromorpha (?)
Genus: †Feralisaurus
Cavicchini et al., 2020
Species:
†F. corami
Binomial name
†Feralisaurus corami
Cavicchini et al., 2020

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

The holotype and only known specimen of Feralisaurus, BRSUG 29950-12, was discovered in 2014 near Sidmouth, Devon.[1]

Classification

Feralisaurus was recovered as either a basal neodiapsid or as a basal lepidosauromorph, with the researchers preferring a placement within Lepidosauromorpha.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.


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