Sharovipterygidae
| Sharovipterygidae Temporal range: Middle Triassic-Late Triassic, | |
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| Type specimen of Sharovipteryx | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Family: | †Sharovipterygidae Tatarinov, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| †Podopteryx mirabilis Sharov, 1971 | |
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Sharovipterygidae is a family of strange gliding archosauromorphs from the mid-Triassic of Eurasia, notable for their short forelimbs and long, wing-like hindlimbs, which supported membranes for gliding. They are represented by Sharovipteryx and Ozimek volans.
A 2019 phylogenetic analysis suggested that Ozimek, and by extension Sharovipteryx, may belong to the Tanystropheidae.