Feralisaurus

Feralisaurus Temporal range: Middle Triassic, Anisian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Lepidosauromorpha (?)
Genus:	† Feralisaurus Cavicchini et al., 2020
Species:	†F. corami
Binomial name
†Feralisaurus corami Cavicchini et al., 2020

Feralisaurus is an extinct genus of neodiapsid reptile, possibly a basal lepidosauromorph, known from the Middle Triassic of south-western England. It contains one species, Feralisaurus corami, which was described by Cavicchini et al. in 2020. ^[1] It was found in the Helsby Sandstone Formation.

Discovery

The holotype and only known specimen of Feralisaurus, BRSUG 29950-12, was discovered in 2014 near Sidmouth, Devon. ^[1]

Classification

Feralisaurus was recovered as either a basal neodiapsid or as a basal lepidosauromorph, with the researchers preferring a placement within Lepidosauromorpha. ^[1]

References

1. Cavicchini, Iacopo; Zaher, Marta; Benton, Michael J. (2020). "An Enigmatic Neodiapsid Reptile from the Middle Triassic of England". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 40 (3) e1781143. Bibcode:2020JVPal..40E1143C. doi: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1781143 . S2CID   222186694.