Idiosaura Kligman et al. 2023 (crown diapsid)

Reptilia - Eosuchia - Kuehneosauridae

Full reference: B. T. Kligman, H. Sues, and K. M. Melstrom. 2023. A new lizard-like reptile with unusual mandibular neurovasculature from the Upper Triassic of Virginia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 43(6):e2353636:1-11

Parent taxon: Kuehneosauridae according to B. T. Kligman et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Icarosaurus, Kuehneosaurus, Kuehneosuchus, Pamelina, Perparvus, Rhabdopelix

Subtaxa: Idiosaura virginiensis

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Type: Idiosaura virginiensis

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tomahawk locality, USNM 39981 (Triassic of Virginia)

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