纖肢龍目
纖肢龍目(學名:Araeoscelidia)是個已滅絕的雙孔類爬蟲類演化支,外表類似蜥蜴。牠們包括纖肢龍、油頁岩蜥、可能水生的齊椎蜥(Spinoaequalis)、還有所知不多的Kadaliosaurus、Zarcasaurus。
纖肢龍目 化石時期:
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油頁岩蜥 | |
科學分類 | |
界: | 動物界 Animalia |
門: | 脊索動物門 Chordata |
綱: | 爬蟲綱 Reptilia |
演化支: | 真爬蟲類 Eureptilia |
演化支: | 盧默龍類 Romeriida |
亞綱: | 雙孔亞綱 Diapsida |
目: | †纖肢龍目 Araeoscelidia Williston, 1913 |
演化支 | |
本演化支被認為是所有後來的雙孔類動物的姐妹演化支。
敘述
纖肢龍目是群小型爬蟲類,身長不超過1公尺。外型類似現代蜥蜴,與現代蜥蜴的親緣關係相當遠。纖肢龍類的四肢、尾巴修長,具有兩個顳顬孔,使牠們不同於其他早期爬蟲類。纖肢龍缺少下顳孔,只有上顳孔,形成類似闊孔亞綱的顱骨。
屬
纖肢龍目的著名屬包含:纖肢龍、油頁岩蜥、齊椎蜥(Spinoaequalis),上述屬已發現較完整的骨骼。Aphelosaurus、Kadaliosaurus只有發現顱後骨骼部分,Zarcasaurus則只有發現一個下頜。
種系發生學
以下演化樹來自於deBraga與Reisz(1995年)、Falconnet與Steyer(2007年)的研究:
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地理分佈與地層分佈
纖肢龍類的油頁岩蜥、齊椎蜥(Spinoaequalis)發現於石炭紀晚期的美國。Aphelosaurus生存於二疊紀早期的法國,Kadaliasaurus生存於二疊紀早期的德國,纖肢龍、Dictybolos、Zarcasaurus生存於二疊紀早期的美國。除了纖肢龍目,二疊紀早期的其他雙孔亞綱動物只有兩個屬,生存於德州的Apsisaurus、奧克拉荷馬州的山獵蜥。
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