Millerosauria
Millerosaurians Temporal range: Middle to Late Permian, 265.8–251Ma | |
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An illustration of Milleretta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | Sauropsida |
Clade: | †Parareptilia |
Order: | †Millerosauria Watson, 1957 |
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Millerosauria is an order of Parareptiles that contains the families †Millerettidae and †Eunotosauridae. It is the sister group to the order Procolophonomorpha. It was named in 1957 by Watson. It was once considered a suborder of the disused group Captorhinida and was called Millerosauroidea. All members of this order are thought to be extinct.
References
- "Millerosauria". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 August 2013.