铁沁鳄
提契诺鳄属(属名:Ticinosuchus,意为“提契诺河的鳄鱼”)又译为提蜥龙或铁沁鳄,是种已灭绝主龙类爬行动物,生存于三叠纪中期的瑞士、义大利[1]。
提契诺鳄身长约3公尺。提契诺鳄的身体,包括腹部,由厚重鳞甲所包覆。提契诺鳄的四肢以垂直方式位于身体之下。提契诺鳄的跟骨(Calcaneus)发展与特化的踝部关节,使它们成为快速奔跑的动物[2]。
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- ↑ Sterling J. Nesbitt. The Early Evolution of Archosaurs: Relationships and the Origin of Major Clades (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2011, 352: 1–292. doi:10.1206/352.1.
- ↑ Palmer, D. (编). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. 1999: 95. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.