Proneusticosaurus

Proneusticosaurus; Temporal range: Anisian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	† Sauropterygia
Genus:	† Proneusticosaurus
Species:	†P. silesiacus
Binomial name
	†Proneusticosaurus silesiacus; Volz, 1902

Last updated June 10, 2025

Proneusticosaurus is an extinct genus of basal eosauropterygian that lived during the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch.

Palaeobiology

Proneusticosaurus silesiacus had a slow growth rate and lived in shallow marine environments.^[1]

References

↑ Klein, Nicole; Surmik, Dawid (2021). "Bone histology of Proneusticosaurus (Diapsida, Eosauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of Poland reveals new insights into taxonomic affinities". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 66. doi: 10.4202/app.00850.2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2025.

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[1] Klein, Nicole; Surmik, Dawid (2021). "Bone histology of Proneusticosaurus (Diapsida, Eosauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of Poland reveals new insights into taxonomic affinities". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 66. doi: 10.4202/app.00850.2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2025.

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