In Depth
Leptopleuron was a genus or procolophonid reptile that lived in Scotland during the Late Triassic. The exact diet of Leptopleuron is uncertain, though procolophonids in the late Triassic seem to be more herbivorous than earlier procolophonids were more insectivorous.
Further Reading
- The braincase structure of Leptopleuron lacertinum Owen (Parareptilia: Procolophonidae). - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20 (1): 21–30. - Patrick S. Spencer - 2000. – Osteology of Leptopleuron lacertinum Owen, a procolophonoid parareptile from the Upper Triassic of Scotland, with remarks on ontogeny, ecology and affinities. – Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 101 (1): 1–25. – Laura S�il� – 2010.
