Paliguana
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Paliguana Temporal range: Earliest Triassic
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Lepidosauromorpha |
Family: | †Paliguanidae |
Genus: | †Paliguana Broom 1903 |
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†Paliguana whitei Broom 1903
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Paliguana is an extinct genus of lizard-like lepidosauromorph reptile from the earliest Triassic Katberg Formation (Beaufort Group) in the upper Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone of South Africa. It is currently the earliest known lepdosauromorph.[1]
References
- ^ Ford, David P.; Evans, Susan E.; Choiniere, Jonah N.; Fernandez, Vincent; Benson, Roger B. J. (2021-08-25). "A reassessment of the enigmatic diapsid Paliguana whitei and the early history of Lepidosauromorpha". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288 (1957): 20211084. doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.1084. PMC 8385343. PMID 34428965.
- Bringing Fossils To Life: An Introduction To Paleobiology by Donald R. Prothero
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