Kingdom Animalia Clade Dinosauria Family †Coelophysidae Phylum Chordata Order Saurischia | Class Reptilia Suborder Theropoda Species †P. trielbae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Priodontognathus, Teinurosaurus, Calamosaurus, Halticosaurus, Neosodon | ||
Pterospondylus (meaning "winged vertebra") is a dubious genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic. It was a coelophysoid theropod which lived in what is now Germany (Trossingen Formation). The type species, Pterospondylus trielbae, was described by Jaekel in 1913-14 for a single back vertebra. Sometimes, it is aligned with Procompsognathus, or even considered to be synonymous with it, despite being based on a vertebra that is twice the size of the corresponding bone in Procompsognathus.
The specific name trielbae is derived from "Tri", in reference to the Triassic period, and "Elba", which points to the Elbe River area.
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