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Also known as Macrochemus

Macrocnemus is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptile known from the Middle Triassic (Late Anisian to Ladinian) of Europe and China. Macrocnemus is a member of the Tanystropheidae family and includes three species. Macrocnemus bassanii, the first species to be named and described, is known from the Besano Formation and adjacent paleontological sites in the Italian and Swiss Alps. Macrocnemus fuyuanensis, on the other hand, is known from the Zhuganpo Formation in southern China. A third species, Macrocnemus obristi, is known from the Prosanto Formation of Switzerland and is characterized b

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Parent taxon
Tanystropheidae
Image
Macrocnemus bassanii 1.JPG
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taxon name
Macrocnemus
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Macrocnemus
start time
245000000-
end time
228000000-
time period
Triassic
taxon author citation
Nopcsa, 1930
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