Sharovipteryx mirabilis, early gliding reptile Triceratops Although the specimen preserves faint

Although the specimen preserves faint plumage impressions

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Sclerocephalus was once thought to be closely related to eryopoid temnospondyls

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Sharovipteryx mirabilis, early gliding reptile Triceratops Although the specimen preserves faintPronounced (shahr ov IP ter iks) Sharovipteryx (meaning "Sharov's wings"), aka Podopteryx, was a Pterosauromorpha (a gliding thecodont, a pre pterosaur) from the early Triassic period, about 245 million years ago. Sharovipteryx was a gliding animal that used its uropatagium, a small, fibrous flap of skin that stretched from the very long legs and the tail. It had large eyes, a long snout, and small triangular teeth. A single fossil (together with some