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Prolacertidae Order: Eosuchia

This is a group of lizard-like reptiles that is not well defined. Their hind limbs are slightly longer than their forelimbs, being designed for running bipedally for short bursts.

Kadimakara australiensis Lower Triassic, Arcadia Formation, the Crater, Queensland

Sources & Further reading

Dinosaurs of Australia and New Zealand, John A. Long, UNSW Press, 1998

Archosauria
Therapsida
Gorgonopsida
Synapsida
Lepidosauria
Eosuchia
Mekosuchines
Mudtsoiid Snakes
Australian Reptiles
Megalania
Triassic Australia
Jurassic Australia
Cretaceous Australia
                                                                                                                                       Author: M.H.Monroe   admin@austhrutime.com    Sources & Further reading