[D] Coelurosauravus jaekeli [Su] [ncG]
Describer
Piveteau, 1926
Time
Permian Longtanian
Classification
Not considered dinosaur
Fossilsite
Kupfershiefer Formation, Germany
Length
0,3 meter
Info
Genus - Skull
The earliest known flying vertebrate, the long, hollow bones that strengthened these wings formed directly in the skin itself. The long tail, which made up half of the 30-centimeter body length, may have added stability in flight. The Late Permian Coelurosauravus is a small diapsid reptile most closely related to the Neodiapsida, the clade including all archosaurian and lepidosaurian reptiles.
Piveteau, 1926
Time
Permian Longtanian
Classification
Not considered dinosaur
Fossilsite
Kupfershiefer Formation, Germany
Length
0,3 meter
Info
Genus - Skull
The earliest known flying vertebrate, the long, hollow bones that strengthened these wings formed directly in the skin itself. The long tail, which made up half of the 30-centimeter body length, may have added stability in flight. The Late Permian Coelurosauravus is a small diapsid reptile most closely related to the Neodiapsida, the clade including all archosaurian and lepidosaurian reptiles.