Phratochronis
| Phratochronis Temporal range: Upper Permian, Roadian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Reptiliomorpha |
| Order: | †Chroniosuchia |
| Family: | †Chroniosuchidae |
| Genus: | †Phratochronis Li & Cheng, 1999 |
| Species | |
Phratochronis is an extinct genus of chroniosuchid reptiliomorph from upper Permian (upper Roadian age) mudstone deposits of Dashankou locality, Xidagou Formation of China.[1] It was first named by Jin-Ling Li and Zheng-Wu Cheng in 1999, from a maxilla and premaxilla with almost complete dentition (IGCAGS V 364). The type species is Phratochronis qilianensis. The generic name means “brothers of a clan” (Phrat in Greek) + “late” (chroni) in reference to its taxonomic position, and the specific name referring to the chain of mountains where the type specimen was found.[1]
References
- 1 2 Jin-Ling Li and Zheng-Wu Cheng (1999). "New Anthracosaur and Temnospondyl Amphibians from Gansu, China - The Fifth Report on Late Permian Dashankou Lower Tetrapod Fauna" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica 37 (3): 234–247.
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