Manistropheus

Manistropheus
Temporal range: Permian (late Wuchiapingian),
Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Archosauromorpha
Genus: Manistropheus
Ezcurra, Sues & Fröbisch, 2025
Species:
M. kulicki
Binomial name
Manistropheus kulicki
Ezcurra, Sues & Fröbisch, 2025

Manistropheus (meaning "moon vertebra") is an extinct genus of archosauromorph reptiles known from the late Permian (Wuchiapingian age) Werra Formation of Germany. The genus contains a single species, Manistropheus kulicki, known from a single neck vertebra. It is among the oldest known archosauromorphs.