词条 | Coeruleodraco |
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| fossil_range = Oxfordian, {{fossil range|163.5|157.3}} | image = | image_caption = | taxon = Coeruleodraco | authority = Matsumoto et al., 2019 | type_species = †Coeruleodraco jurassicus | type_species_authority = Matsumoto et al., 2019 }}Coeruleodraco is an extinct genus of choristoderan that lived in China during the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian).Coeruleodraco is significant as the most complete Jurassic choristodere taxon ever found worldwide, considering that Cteniogenys is based on fragmentary remains. Although similar to Philydrosaurus in its proportions and postcranial characters, it is distinct in retaining several apparently plesiomorphic characters, including a short snout, paired external nares and an open lower temporal fenestra.[1] DescriptionThe skeleton was small, about 20.3 cm (8.0 inches) in length, not including the tail. The tail is incomplete, but including its estimated length, the total length of the skeleton would have been closer to 40.0 cm (15.7 inches). Coeruleodraco had a generalized, lizard-like body type. This is similar to some early choristoderes (like Cteniogenys, Philydrosaurus, and Lazarussuchus), but contrasts with other choristodere body types including long-necked forms such as Hyphalosaurus, and gharial-like forms such as Champsosaurus and other neochoristoderes.[1] The skull had a short, pointed snout with about 38 teeth on each side (a low number by choristodere standards). It also had two nares (nostril holes). While paired nares are standard in most reptile groups, almost all other choristoderes (except Lazarussuchus) typically have one single hole in the skull for the nostrils, making Coeruleodraco The postcranial skeleton was very similar to that of Philydrosaurus. The neck was short, and its vertebrae had low, swollen neural arches (upper portions). There were six or seven vertebrae in the neck, 16 in the torso, three in the hip, and more than 24 in the tail, which is incomplete. Vertebrae were longer than high, and the neural arches were completely fused to the centra (lower, spool-shaped portions), in contrast to the condition in neochoristoderes. Vertebrae at the base of the tail were fused to fan-shaped ribs which projected straight out. Further down the tail, these ribs became shorter and rectangular. The humerus was robust, with a roughly-textured knob above the large entepicondyle. The plate-like ischium bone (which formed the rear lower part of the hip) had a distinct triangular prong along its rear edge.[1] ClassificationA phylogenetic analysis recovers Coeruleodraco as one of the earliest diverging choristoderes. It was the earliest diverging member of a clade of small-bodied Eurasian choristoderes. This clade was itself the sister taxon of the gharial-like neochoristoderes. The only known genus of choristodere which diverged before this fundamental split was Cteniogenys, which acquired a few specialized features independently of other choristoders.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite journal|last1=Matsumoto|first1=Ryoko|last2=Dong|first2=Liping|last3=Wang|first3=Yuan|last4=Evans|first4=Susan E.|date=|year=2019|title=The first record of a nearly complete choristodere (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Upper Jurassic of Hebei Province, People's Republic of China|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2018.1494220|journal=Journal of Systematic Palaeontology|volume=0|pages=1–18|doi=10.1080/14772019.2018.1494220|via=}} {{Choristodera}}{{jurassic-reptile-stub}} 3 : Choristodera|Prehistoric animals of China|Fossil taxa described in 2019 |
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