Sharovipteryx (`Sharov`s wing`, known until 1981 as Podopteryx, `foot wing`), is a genus of early gliding reptiles containing the single species Sharovipteryx mirabilis. It is known from a single fossil and is the only glider with a membrane surrounding the pelvis instead of the pectoral girdle. This lizard-like reptile was found in 1965 in t...
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(pronounced shahr-ov-IP-ter-iks) Sharovipteryx meaning Sharov's wings), aka Podopteryx, was a Pterosauromorpha (a gliding thecodont , a pre-pterosaur ) from the early Triassic period , about 245 million years ago. Sharovipteryx was a gliding animal that used its uropatagium, a small, fibrous flap of skin that stretched from the very long legs and t...
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