Diasparactus
Sign in to saveDiasparactus is an extinct genus of diadectid reptiliomorphs, a group quite closely related to the amniotes, and paralleling some of their features. Like all advanced diadectids, Diasparactus was a herbivore, though not as large as its more well known relative Diadectes.
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It sits within the topics Cisuralian tetrapods of North America, Diadectidae and Fossil taxa described in 1910.
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Diasparactus is an extinct genus of diadectid reptiliomorphs, a group quite closely related to the amniotes, and paralleling some of their features. Like all advanced diadectids, Diasparactus was a herbivore, though not as large as its more well known relative Diadectes.
In Diasparactus, the spines of the dorsal vertebrae are higher than in other genera in the family.
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