Mecistotrachelos apeoros Fraser et al. 2007 (archosauromorph)

Reptilia - Diapsida

Full reference: N. C. Fraser, P. E. Olsen, A. C. Dooley and T. R. Ryan. 2007. A New Gliding Tetrapod (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the Upper Triassic (Carman) of Virginia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(2):261-265

Belongs to Mecistotrachelos according to N. C. Fraser et al. 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: VMNH 3650, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Solite Quarries (VMNH collection), which is in a Norian lacustrine - small shale in the Cow Branch Formation of North Carolina.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Solite Quarries (VMNH collection)

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