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DREPANOSAURUS
>Name Meaning: "Sickle Lizard"
>Habitat: United States, Italy
>Length: 2 ft (60 cm)
>Weight: 6.6 lbs (3 kg)
>Stance: Quadrupedal
>Diet: Insectivore
>Age: Triassic
Drepanosaurus is an unusual reptile from the Triassic of New Mexico and Italy, living around 215 million years ago. Drepanosaurus is notable for its tail hook and unusual arms.
Drepanosaurus likely lived a lifestyle similar to monkeys, living in trees with a prehensile tail
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