Tanystropheus

Tanystropheus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Order:
Prolacertiformes
Family:
Tanystrophidae
Genus:
Tanystropheus

Meyer, 1855
Species
  • T. meridensis
  • T. longobardicus
  • T. conspicuus

Tanystropheus is a long necked reptillian animal that lived in the Middle Triassic period. The main feature that stands out about it is its very long neck. Fossils of it have been found in Europe, Arizona and Asia. Its habitat was probably both on land and sea.


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