Lagerpeton

Lagerpeton

Lagerpeton Fossil range: Middle Triassic

Scientific classification
Class	Sauropsida
Infraclass	Archosauromorpha
Order (Unranked)	Ornithodira
Family	Lagerpetonidae
Genus	Lagerpeton
Species	L. canarensis Romer, 1971

Lagerpeton is the name given to a genus of basal dinosauromorph from the Ladinian (Middle Triassic). Lagerpeton is known from several specimens of hindlimbs, hips, vertebrae, and feet. It was about 0.7 metres (2 ft) long and was found in the Chañares Formation of Argentina. It has unique feet, with an unusually long fourth toe. The type species, Lagerpeton chanarensis, was described by Romer in 1971. It was related to Dromomeron, known from Late Triassic rocks of the southwestern United States.^[1]

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^ Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Irmis, Randall B.; Parker, William G.; Smith, Nathan D.; Turner, Alan H.; and Rowe, Timothy (2009). "Hindlimb osteology and distribution of basal dinosauromorphs from the Late Triassic of North America". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29 (2).

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[SNetal09-1] Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Irmis, Randall B.; Parker, William G.; Smith, Nathan D.; Turner, Alan H.; and Rowe, Timothy (2009). "Hindlimb osteology and distribution of basal dinosauromorphs from the Late Triassic of North America". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29 (2).

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