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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pachypleurosaurs were primitive sauropterygian reptiles that vaguely resembled aquatic lizards, and were limited to the Triassic period. They were elongate animals, ranging in size from 20 cm to about a meter in length, with small heads, long necks, paddle-like limbs, and long deep tails. The limb girdles are greatly reduced, so it is unlikely these animals could move about on land. The widely spaced peg-like teeth project at the front of the jaws, indicate that these animals fed on fish. Pachypleurosaurus edwardsi Pachypleurosaurs were originally and are often still included among the Nothosaurs (Carroll 1988, Benton 2004). In some cladistic classifications however (Rieppel 2000), they are considered the sister group to the Eusauropterygia, the clade that includes the nothosaurs and . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alain Soren MikhayhuPublisher: Duc Imprint: Duc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.153kg ISBN: 9786139226306ISBN 10: 6139226309 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 03 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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