
Hypuronector
Sign in to saveHypuronector is a genus of extinct drepanosaur reptile from the Late Triassic Lockatong Formation of New Jersey. The etymology of the name translates as "deep-tailed swimmer from the lake", in reference to its assumed aquatic habits hypothesized by its discoverers. Hypuronector was related to the arboreal Megalancosaurus. It was a small animal, estimated to be only long in life. So far dozens of specimens of Hypuronector are known, though scientists have not found any complete skeletons. This makes attempts to reconstruct Hypuronector's body or lifestyle highly speculative and controversial.
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Hypuronector limnaios Hypuronector Vue d'artiste en tant que reptile arboricole. Genre † HypuronectorColbert & (d), 2001 Espèce † Hypuronector limnaiosColbert & (d), 2001 Hypuronector est un genre éteint de drépanosaures de la période du Trias supérieur (Norien) qui vivait dans ce qui est maintenant le New Jersey. Une seule espèce est rattachée au genre, Hypuronector limnaios, décrite par Edwin Harris Colbert et (d) en 2001.
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