Megachirella
| Megachirella Temporal range: Middle Triassic | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Genus: | †Megachirella Renesto and Posenato, 2003 |
| Type species | |
| †Megachirella wachtleri Renesto and Posenato, 2003 | |
Megachirella is an extinct genus of lepidosauromorph reptile from the Middle Triassic and contains one species, Megachirella wachtleri, from the Dolomites of northern Italy. Megachirella is known from a partial skeleton that was described in 2003. A phylogenetic analysis in 2013 confirmed that it was a lepidosauromorph closely related to crown group Lepidosauria,[1] the clade whose living representatives are lizards, snakes, and the tuatara.
References
- ↑ Renesto, S.; Bernardi, M. (2013). "Redescription and phylogenetic relationships of Megachirella wachtleri Renesto et Posenato, 2003 (Reptilia, Diapsida)". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. doi:10.1007/s12542-013-0194-0.
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