Avicranium
| Avicranium | |
|---|---|
| A 3D reconstruction of Avicranium's skull in multiple views. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | †Drepanosauromorpha |
| Family: | †Drepanosauridae |
| Genus: | †Avicranium Pritchard & Nesbitt, 2017 |
| Type species | |
| Avicranium renestoi Pritchard & Nesbitt, 2017 | |
Avicranium is a genus of extinct drepanosaur reptile known from the Chinle Formation of the late Triassic. The type species of Avicranium is Avicranium renestoi. "Avicranium" is Latin for "bird cranium", in reference to its unusual bird-like skull, while "renestoi" references Silvio Renesto, a paleontologist known for studies of Italian drepanosaurs.