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Coletta Temporal range: Early Triassic, Induan PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Clade:	†Parareptilia
Order:	†Procolophonomorpha
Family:	†Procolophonidae
Genus:	†Coletta Gow, 2000
Species
†C. seca Gow, 2000 (type)

Coletta is an extinct genus of basal procolophonid parareptile from Early Triassic (Induan stage) deposits of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It is known from the holotype GHG 228, a skull with fragmentary lower jaws. It was collected on the farm Brakfontein 333 in the Cradock District. It was found in the Katberg Formation of the Beaufort Group (Karoo Basin) and referred to the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone. It was first named by Christopher E. Gow in 2000 and the type species is Coletta seca.

Coletta was one of the most basal procolophonids, showing similarities to owenettids such as Owenetta. The generic name Coletta references both Procolophon and Owenetta, signifying its transitional nature. The specific name C. seca refers to seca, a Latin word referring to any stabbing weaponry. This is based on large, fang-like teeth on its vomer bones on the roof of the mouth.

References

1. ^ Christopher E. Gow (2000). "A new procolophonid (Parareptilia) from the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone, Beaufort Group, South Africa" (PDF). Palaeontologia Africana. 36: 21–23.
2. Sean P. Modesto; Ross J. Damiani; Hans-Dieter Sues (2002). "A reappraisal of Coletta seca, a basal procolophonoid reptile from the Lower Triassic of South Africa". Palaeontology. 45 (5): 883–895. Bibcode:2002Palgy..45..883M. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00266.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Superclass: Tetrapoda Clade: Amniota Class: Sauropsida Sauropsida see Sauropsida Procolophonia see below↓ Procolophonia
Nyctiphruretidae? Abyssomedon Nyctiphruretus Pareiasauromorpha Lanthanosuchidae? Chalcosaurus Lanthaniscus? Lanthanosuchus Nycteroleteridae Bashkyroleter Emeroleter Macroleter Nycteroleter Rhipaeosaurus Pareiasauria Bradysaurus Bunostegos Deltavjatia Embrithosaurus Nochelesaurus Parasaurus Senectosaurus Pumiliopareiasauria Anthodon Nanoparia Provelosaurus Pumiliopareia Therischia Arganaceras Elginia Obirkovia Pareiasaurus Sanchuansaurus Scutosaurus Shihtienfenia Procolophonoidea Owenettidae Barasaurus Candelaria Owenetta Ruhuhuaria Saurodektes Procolophonidae Coartaredens? Coletta Eomurruna Gomphiosauridion? Kinelia? Kitchingnathus Lasasaurus Oryporan Phaanthosaurus Pintosaurus Sauropareion Smilodonterpeton Sphenosaurus Spondylolestes? Suchonosaurus Theledectes Tichvinskia Tricuspisaurus? Xenodiphyodon? Youngetta Leptopleuroninae Basileosaurus? Cornualbus Hwiccewyrm Hypsognathus Koiloskiosaurus Leptopleuron Libognathus Mandaphon Neoprocolophon Pentaedrusaurus Phonodus Sclerosaurus Scoloparia Soturnia Threordatoth Procolophoninae Anomoiodon Burtensia Eumetabolodon Insulophon? Kapes Lestanshoria? Orenburgia Procolina Procolophon Samaria? Teratophon Thelephon Thelerpeton Timanophon

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