Coelurosauravidae

Coelurosauravidae Temporal range: Late Permian - Early Triassic[1][2] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Coelurosauravus jaekeli
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
(unranked):	Sauropsida
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	Diapsida
(unranked):	Avicephala †
Family:	Coelurosauravidae † Kuhn, 1939[1]
Genera
Coelurosauravus † (type) Piveteau, 1926 Rautiania † Bulanov & Sennikov, 2006[1] Wapitisaurus †[1] Weigeltisaurus † Weigelt, 1930[1]
Synonyms
Weigeltisauridae

Coelurosauravidae was a family of avicephalans from the Permian and Triassic time periods. They lived in trees, and were typically two feet long.^[3] These reptiles glided from high places by using spines connected with skin membranes used as wings.^[3]

Distribution

The members of Coelurosauravidae were from what is now Russia and Canada.^[1]

Classification

Scientific Classification

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For more taxonomical information, see The Taxonomicon

Relatives of coelurosauravids

Main article: Avicephala

• Dolabrosaurus
• Drepanosaurus
• Hypuronector
• Longisquama
• Megalancosaurus
• ?Protoavis
• Vallesaurus

Synonym

Robert Carroll found Coelurosauravidae to be synonymous with Weigeltisauridae in 1978.^[1]

See also

Paleontology portal

• Drepanosauridae

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Paleobiology Database". http://www.paleodatabase.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl. 
2. ^ "SpringerLink". http://www.springerlink.com/content/8674u17p48p03895/. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Blount, Kitty; Crowley, Maggie; Bada, Kathleen et al., eds (2001, 2008). Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life. New York, New York: DK Publishing Special Markets. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7566-3836-8.