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Proneusticosaurus

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Proneusticosaurus
Temporal range: Anisian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Sauropterygia
Genus: Proneusticosaurus
Species:
P. silesiacus
Binomial name
Proneusticosaurus silesiacus
Volz, 1902

Proneusticosaurus is an extinct genus of basal eosauropterygian that lived during the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch.

Palaeobiology

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Proneusticosaurus silesiacus had a slow growth rate and lived in shallow marine environments.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Klein, Nicole; Surmik, Dawid (2021). "Bone histology of Proneusticosaurus (Diapsida, Eosauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of Poland reveals new insights into taxonomic affinities". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 66. doi:10.4202/app.00850.2020. Retrieved 13 April 2025.