Drepanosaurus
| Drepanosaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic | |
|---|---|
| Fossil | |
| Sketetal diagram scale bar = 1 cm | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | †Drepanosauromorpha |
| Family: | †Drepanosauridae |
| Genus: | †Drepanosaurus Pinna, 1979 |
| Species: | †D. unguicaudatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Drepanosaurus unguicaudatus Pinna, 1979 | |
Drepanosaurus (/drəˌpænəˈsɔːrəs/; "sickle lizard") is a genus of arboreal (tree-dwelling) reptile that lived during the Triassic Period. It is a member of the Drepanosauridae, a group of diapsid reptiles known for their prehensile tails. Drepanosaurus was probably an insectivore, and lived in a coastal environment in what is now modern day Italy, as well as in a streamside environment in the southwestern United States.