Heleosaurus
| Heleosaurus Temporal range: Late Permian | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Family: | †Varanopidae |
| Subfamily: | †Mycterosaurinae |
| Genus: | †Heleosaurus Broom, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| †Heleosaurus scholtzi Broom, 1907 | |
Heleosaurus is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsid from the Late Permian of South Africa. It was originally described as a diapsid reptile.
See also
References
- Reisz, R. R. & Modesto, S. P. 2007. Heleosaurus scholtzi from the Permian of South Africa: a varanopid synapsid, not a diapsid reptile. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27 (3): 734-739.
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