| Millerosaurus Temporal range: Late Permian |
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| Reconstruction of Millerosaurus lying on a stone. | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Subclass: | Anapsida |
| Order: | Captorhinida * |
| Family: | Millerettidae |
| Genus: | Millerosaurus |
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Millerosaurus is an extinct genus of small reptile from South Africa, dated to the Permian age[2]. Unlike many other Anapsidan reptiles, it had holes (Fenestrae) behind the eyesockets in the skull[3][4]. It had a slabsided body, long tail, and a narrow but triangular skull (about 2 inch long) with large eyes. Likely It had a lifestyle similar to the modern lizards, and scientists believe it was an insectivore[3].