Zarcasaurus

Zarcasaurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: †Araeoscelidia
Family: †Araeoscelidae
Genus: †Zarcasaurus
Brinkman et al. 1984[1]
Type species
†Zarcasaurus tanyderus
Species[1]
  • †Zarcasaurus tanyderus

Zarcasaurus tanyderus is a species of araeoscelidian tetrapods found in the Cutler Formation (Early Permian) of New Mexico.[1] The only elements of the skeleton known from this animal is a partial jaw bone, vertebrae, and broken limb bones.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Brinkman, Donald B.; Berman, David S.; Eberth, David A. (1984). "A new araeoscelid reptile, Zarcasaurus tanyderus, from the Cutler Formation (Lower Permian) of north-central New Mexico". New Mexico Geology. 6: 34–39.