Biology:Coelurosauravus jaekeli

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Coelurosauravus jaekeli
Temporal range: Lopingian
~260.4–251 Ma
Coelurosauravus BW.jpg
Life restoration of Coelurosauravus (Weigeltisaurus) jaekeli
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Family: Weigeltisauridae
Genus: Coelurosauravus
Species:
C. jaekeli
Binomial name
Coelurosauravus jaekeli
Weigelt, 1930
Synonyms
  • Palaeochamaeleo jaekeli
    Weigelt, 1930
  • Gracilisaurus ottoi
    Weigelt, 1930
  • Weigeltisaurus jaekeli
    Kuhn, 1939

Coelurosauravus jaekeli is an extinct species of weigeltisaurid reptile from the Late Permian of Germany and England . Originally named as Palaechamaeleo jaekeli in 1930, it was later assigned the name Weigeltisaurus jaekeli in 1939, when it was revealed that Palaeochamaeleo was a preocuppied name. A 1987 review later lumped Weigeltisaurus jaekeli under Coelurosauravus as a second species of that genus.[1] A 2015 study considered Weigeltisaurus to be a unique genus once again.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7979847 entry