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Collilongus

Collilongus is an extinct genus of small archosauriform, possibly a rauisuchian, known from Early Triassic rocks of Czatkowice 1, Poland. It was first named by Magdalena Borsuk−Białynicka; and Andriej G. Sennikov in 2009. The type and only known species is Collilongus rarus. It is a rare component of the Czatkowice 1 fauna, known only from vertebrae. Collilongus was a contemporary of the more common archosauriform Osmolskina.

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Collilongus

Borsuk−Białynicka & Sennikov, 2009
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C. rarus Borsuk−Białynicka & Sennikov, 2009 (type)

Collilongus (meaning "long neck") is an extinct genus of small archosauriform, possibly a rauisuchian, known from Early Triassic (Olenekian age) rocks of Czatkowice 1, Poland.1 It was first named by Magdalena Borsuk−Białynicka; and Andriej G. Sennikov in 2009. The type and only known species is Collilongus rarus.1 It is a rare component of the Czatkowice 1 fauna, known only from vertebrae. Collilongus was a contemporary of the more common archosauriform Osmolskina.

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  1. Magdalena Borsuk−Białynicka; and Andriej G. Sennikov (2009). "Archosauriform postcranial remains from the Early Triassic karst deposits of southern Poland" (PDF). Paleontologica Polonica. 65: 283–328. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2010-08-13.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)