| Longisquama Temporal range: Middle or Late Triassic | |
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| A restoration of Longisquama insignis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| clade: | Diapsida |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Longisquama Sharov, 1970 |
| Type species | |
| †Longisquama insignis Sharov, 1970 | |
Longisquama is an Avicephalan from early Triassic Kyrgyzstan . The name Longisquama means "Long scales" . Scientists today believe that Longisquama is not directly linked to the evolution of feathers due to the structures on its back actually being elongated scales.
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Description[]
Longisquama insignis is an extinct lizard-like reptile with feather-like structures extending from their backs, though different specimens have been found with different amounts of these appendages.
Classification[]
Debate over bird origins[]
In popular culture[]
- A Longisquama made it's appearance at the beginning of Disney's Dinosaur Where it was chased by a young curious Parasaurolophus before landing on the underside of the Carnotaur.
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