Ixalerpeton
| Ixalerpeton Temporal range: Carnian ~ | |
|---|---|
| Skeletal diagram of Ixalerpeton polesinensis, known remains depicted in white, unknown (in dark grey) is reconstructed after other lagerpetids such as Lagerpeton and Dromomeron. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Family: | †Lagerpetidae |
| Genus: | †Ixalerpeton Cabreira et al., 2016 |
| Species: | †I. polesinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ixalerpeton polesinensis Cabreira et al., 2016 | |
Ixalerpeton (meaning "leaping reptile") is a genus of lagerpetid avemetatarsalian containing one species, I. polesinensis. It lived in the Late Triassic of Brazil alongside the sauropodomorph dinosaur Buriolestes.