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Zarcasaurus

Zarcasaurus tanyderus is a species of araeoscelidian tetrapods found in the Cutler Formation of New Mexico. The only elements of the skeleton known from this animal is a partial jaw bone, vertebrae, and broken limb bones.

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Zarcasaurus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Araeoscelidia
Family: Araeoscelidae
Genus: Zarcasaurus
Brinkman et al. 19841
Type species
Zarcasaurus tanyderus
Species1
  • Zarcasaurus tanyderus

Zarcasaurus tanyderus is a species of araeoscelidian tetrapods found in the Cutler Formation (Early Permian) of New Mexico.1 The only elements of the skeleton known from this animal is a partial jaw bone, vertebrae, and broken limb bones.1

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  1. Brinkman, Donald B.; Berman, David S.; Eberth, David A. (1984). "A new araeoscelid reptile, Zarcasaurus tanyderus, from the Cutler Formation (Lower Permian) of north-central New Mexico". New Mexico Geology. 6: 34–39.