Leptopleuron

Lep-to-plu-ron.
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Name

Leptopleuron.

Phonetic

Lep-to-plu-ron.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Procolophonomorpha,‭ ‬Procolophonidae.

Diet

Uncertain but possibly herbivorous given that similar relatives in the late Triassic were more herbivorous.

Species

L.‭ ‬lacertinum‭

Size

About‭ ‬40‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Scotland‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation.

Time Period

Carnian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Holotype an almost complete individual.‭ ‬At least one another specimen known.

In Depth

       Leptopleuron was a genus or procolophonid reptile that lived in Scotland during the Late Triassic.‭ ‬The exact diet of Leptopleuron is uncertain,‭ ‬though procolophonids in the late Triassic seem to be more herbivorous than earlier procolophonids were more insectivorous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The braincase structure of Leptopleuron lacertinum Owen‭ (‬Parareptilia:‭ ‬Procolophonidae‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬20‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬21‭–‬30.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Patrick S.‭ ‬Spencer‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000. – Osteology of Leptopleuron lacertinum Owen, a procolophonoid parareptile from the Upper Triassic of Scotland, with remarks on ontogeny, ecology and affinities. – Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 101 (1): 1–25. – Laura S�il� – 2010.

SPECIES SPOTLIGHT

Parasaurolophus ‭(‬Near Saurolophus/Near lizard crest‭)‬ Hadrosaur