Areoscelis


Araeoscelis is the generic name of one of the first diapsides. He lived in the early Permian, which is a bit later than considered the first representative of this group of petrolacosaurs. His remains were discovered in Texas.

It was an animal resembling the look of today's lizards. Body length was 60 cm. Unlike petrolacosaurs, having sharp, pointed teeth, areoscelis had a conical appearance and were blunt. It is believed that they have a more specialized character, which is associated with a particular animal diet. His arthropods (insects) probably landed on it. Areoscelis teeth seem well adapted to crush their chitinous armor.

The main feature of this reptile is the construction of his skull. Although he belonged to early diapsides, he did not have two but one pair of temporal openings. The lower pair probably died down to strengthen the jaws of the areoscelis. Such a reduction gave the animal's skull a character similar to that of the skulls of the Euryapsida group.

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