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The gliding reptiles of the Upper Permian
Article first published online: 15 MAY 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1982.tb01496.x
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EVANS, S. E. (1982), The gliding reptiles of the Upper Permian. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 76: 97–123. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1982.tb01496.x
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*Department of Life Sciences, College of Health Science, P.O. Box 12, Bahrain, Arabian Gulf
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- Issue published online: 15 MAY 2008
- Article first published online: 15 MAY 2008
- Accepted for publication December 1981
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Keywords:
- Reptilia;
- Eosuchia;
- Weigeltisaurus;
- Coelurosauravus;
- Permian;
- gliding comparative anatomy;
- taxonomy;
- Europe;
- Madagascar
The skeleton of a long-ribbed reptile from the Upper Permian Marl Slate of north-east England is described. The animal is assigned to the genus Weigeltisaurus, previously recorded from the Kupferschiefer of West Germany. Long-ribbed reptiles from the Upper Permian of Madagascar are also considered. Daedalosaurus Carroll, 1978 is a junior synonym of Coelurosauravus Piveteau, 1926. The European and Madagascan genera can be accommodated within a single family Coelurosauravidae, Infraclass Eosuchia. The skull is diapsid with an incomplete lower temporal arcade. Comparison with the modern Draco and the Upper Triassic kuehneosaurids supports the conclusion that the coelurosauravids were effective gliders.