Entomology, Ornithology & Herpetology: Current Research
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Abstract

Study of Pectodens

Calvin Fischer

Pectodens (meaning "comb tooth") is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptile which lived during the Middle Triassic in China. The type and only species of the genus is P. zhenyuensis, named by Chun Li and colleagues in 2017. It may be a member of the Protorosauria; an unusual combination of traits similar (such as the long neck) and dissimilar (such as the absence of a hook on the fifth metatarsal bone) to other members causes Pectodens to elude exact classification.

Published Date: 2021-02-27; Received Date: 2021-01-08