Australothyris
| Australothyris Temporal range: Middle Permian, Capitanian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | †Procolophonomorpha |
| Genus: | †Australothyris Modesto et al., 2009 |
| Type species | |
| †Australothyris smithi Modesto et al., 2009 | |
Australothyris is an extinct genus of basal procolophonomorph parareptile known from the Middle Permian (middle Capitanian stage) of Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone, South Africa. It was first named by Sean P. Modesto, Diane M. Scott, and Robert R. Reisz in 2009, and the type species is Australothyris smithi.[1]
Phylogeny
Cladogram after Modesto et al. (2009).[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sean P. Modesto, Diane M. Scott, and Robert R. Reisz (2009). "A new parareptile with temporal fenestration from the Middle Permian of South Africa". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 46 (1): 9–20. doi:10.1139/E09-001.