The lagerpetids, a group of Triassic reptiles, are the closest evolutionary relatives of pterosaurs, the flying reptiles.[1]
Artwork by: Rodolfo Nogueira
Description[]
Lagerpetid fossils are known from Late Triassic of Argentina, Arizona, Brazil, Madagascar, New Mexico, and Texas. They were typically small, although some lagerpetids, like Dromomeron gigas and a specimen from the Santa Rosa Formation attributed to Dromomeron, were able to get quite large. [2][3][4] Lagerpetid fossils are rare; the most common finds are bones of the hindlimbs, which possessed a number of unique features, especially within the hip, leg and ankle areas.