Mecistotrachelos
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Mecistotrachelos is an extinct genus of gliding reptile from the Late Triassic of Virginia. It is generally interpreted as an archosauromorph, distantly related to crocodylians and dinosaurs. The type
VMNH 3649, the holotype specimen of Mecistotrachelos apeoros
A close view of VMNH 3649
Sharovipteryx BW
Draco (lizard)
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Draco is a genus of agamid lizards that are also known as flying lizards, flying dragons or gliding lizards. These lizards are capable of gliding flight via membranes that may be extended to create wi
Mecistotrachelos
…the late Permian lived the weigeltisaurids, which had novel rod-like bones rather than ribs. There are also various different gliding lizards, such as Draco (the flying dragon) of the modern day as well as Xianglong from the early Cretaceous. The only other Triassic rib-gliding reptiles were the kuehneosaurids…
Draco taeniopterus Gunther, 1861 from Bulon
Draco spilonotus
Size of D. quinquefasciatus in comparison to a human hand, from Sarawak, Malaysia
Highly camouflaged D. dussumieri from Bandipur National Park, India