Measuring 72 centimetres long (2.3 feet), it had "wings" formed from ribs which jutted out from its body by as much as 14.3 cm, connected by a membrane which allowed it to slow its descent when jumping from trees. It is a member of a family of extinct gliding reptiles, the Kuehneosauridae, within a larger living group the Lepidosauromorpha, which contain modern lizards and tuatara.
This creature, measuring 72 centimeters long (2.3 feet), had wings formed by ribs jutting out from its body by up to 14.3 cm, connected by a membrane that allowed it to slow its descent when leaping from trees. It belongs to the Kuehneosauridae family of extinct gliding reptiles, which are part of the larger Lepidosauromorpha group, which includes modern lizards and tuatara.