Glaurung schneideri gen. et sp. nov., a new weigeltisaurid (Reptilia) from the Kupfershiefer (Upper Permian) of Germany

2015/12/01 by V. V. Bulanov, А. Г. Сенников · 3 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies

paper · doi:10.1134/s0031030115120035

openalex publication_date 2015/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/19

Abstract

A new genus and species of gliding reptiles of family Weigeltisauridae, Glaurung schneideri gen. et sp. nov., from the Kupfershiefer (Upper Permian) of Germany is described and assigned to the newly established subfamily Glaurung inae subfam. nov. Glaurung is distinguished from other weigeltisaurid genera by the shape of the parietal, squamosal, and postorbital and also by the shape and distribution of ornamental outgrowths on the skull roof bones. Morphological differences between G. schneideri and W. jaekeli result from phylogenetic differentiation rather than sexual dimorphism, as was previously thought.

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