Euparkeria capensis Broom, 1913
Reptilia
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Euparkeriidae
Middle Triassic
Cynognathus a.z. (Anisian)
South Africa
Length: 50 cm
Euparkeria was a lightly built small predator that was possibly able to run on two legs when needed. It was close to the ancestry of archosaurs (crocs, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, birds).
May 3, 2015
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