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Idiosaura

Idiosaura is an extinct genus of reptile known from the Late Triassic of what is now Virginia, United States. It contains a single species, Idiosaura virginiensis, known from a partial lower jaw. This specimen is similar to members of the Kuehneosauridae, though it is too fragmentary to be certain of these affinities.

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Idiosaura
Temporal range: Late Triassic,
Holotype dentary
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Genus: Idiosaura
Species:
I. virginiensis
Binomial name
Idiosaura virginiensis
Kligman et al., 2024

Idiosaura is an extinct genus of reptile known from the Late Triassic (Carnian age) of what is now Virginia, United States. It contains a single species, Idiosaura virginiensis, known from a partial lower jaw. This specimen is similar to members of the Kuehneosauridae, though it is too fragmentary to be certain of these affinities.1

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