Reptilia - Diapsida - Drepanosauridae
Full reference: M. Calzavara, G. Muscio, and R. Wild. 1981. Megalancosaurus preonensis n. g., n. sp., a new reptile from the Norian of Friuli, Italy. Gortania - Atti del Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale 2:49-64
Parent taxon: Megalancosaurinae according to S. Renesto et al. 2010
See also Calzavara et al. 1981, Carroll 1988, Dalla Vecchia 2006, Renesto 1994, Renesto 2000, Renesto and Dalla Vecchia 2005 and Senter 2004
Sister taxon: Drepanosaurus
Subtaxa: Megalancosaurus endennae Megalancosaurus preonensis
Type: Megalancosaurus preonensis
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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