Ctenosauriscus
Sign in to saveCtenosauriscus (meaning "Ctenosaura-like") is an extinct genus of sail-backed poposauroid archosaur from Early Triassic deposits of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It gives its name to the family Ctenosauriscidae, which includes other sail-backed poposauroids such as Arizonasaurus. Fossils have been found in latest Olenekian deposits around 247.5-247.2 million years old, making it one of the first known archosaurs.
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- Ctenosauriscidae
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- Ctenosauriscus koeneni in Arid Environment.jpg
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