Australothyris

Australothyris
Temporal range: Middle Permian, Capitanian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Clade:Parareptilia
Order:Procolophonomorpha
Genus:Australothyris
Modesto et al., 2009[1]
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. The type and only known species is Australothyris smithi.[1][2]

Phylogeny

Cladogram after Modesto et al. (2009).[1]

 Procolophonomorpha 

Australothyris

 Ankyramorpha 

Lanthanosuchoidea

Bolosauridae

Nyctiphruretia

Procolophonia

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sean P. Modesto; Diane M. Scott & 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.
  2. "†Australothyris Modesto et al. 2009". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 11 February 2017.


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