Sharovipterygidae

Sharovipterygidae Temporal range: Middle Triassic-Late Triassic, 230–225  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type specimen of Sharovipteryx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	Archosauromorpha
Family:	† Sharovipterygidae Tatarinov, 1989
Type species
†Podopteryx mirabilis Sharov, 1971
Genera
† Sharovipteryx (Sharov, 1971) † Ozimek Dzik & Sulej, 2016

Sharovipterygidae is a family of strange gliding archosauromorphs from the mid-Triassic of Eurasia, notable for their short forelimbs and long, wing-like hindlimbs, which supported membranes for gliding. They are represented by Sharovipteryx and Ozimek volans . ^{[1] [2]}

A 2019 phylogenetic analysis suggested that Ozimek, and by extension Sharovipteryx, may belong to the Tanystropheidae. ^[3]

References

1. Unwin, D.M.; Alifanov, V.R.; Benton, M.J. (2000). "Enigmatic small reptiles from the Middle–Late Triassic of Kyrgyzstan". In Benton, M.J.; Shishkin, M.A.; Unwin, D.M.; Kurochkin, E.N. (eds.). The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 177–186.
2. Dzik, J.; Sulej, Tomasz (2016). "An early Late Triassic long-necked reptile with a bony pectoral shield and gracile appendages" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 64 (4): 805–823.
3. Pritchard, A.C.; Sues, H.-D. (2019). "Postcranial remains of Teraterpeton hrynewichorum (Reptilia: Archosauromorpha) and the mosaic evolution of the saurian postcranial skeleton". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 17 (20): 1745–1765. Bibcode:2019JSPal..17.1745P. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1551249. S2CID   91446492.