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Extinct genus of reptile

Paleollanosaurus
Temporal range: Norian–Rhaetian PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Rhynchocephalia
Genus: Paleollanosaurus
Heckert, 2004
Species: P. fraseri
Binomial name
Paleollanosaurus fraseri
Heckert, 2004

Paleollanosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile that lived during the Late Triassic. The type species P. fraseri was described from a jaw fragment found in West Texas in North America. Remains have also been reported from Switzerland. It is generally considered a basal sphenodontian. Cladogram following Chambi-Trowell et al., 2021.

Rhynchocephalia

Gephyrosaurus

Penegephyrosaurus

Sphenodontia

Paleollanosaurus

Vellberg rhynchocephalian

Diphydontosaurus

Acrosphenodontia

Planocephalosaurus

Godavarisaurus

Polysphenodon

Microsphenodon

Eusphenodontia

References

  1. A. B. Heckert. 2004. Late Triassic microvertebrates from the lower Chinle Group (Otischalkian-Adamanian: Carnian), southwestern U.S.A. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 27:1-170
  2. Whiteside, David I.; Duffin, Christopher J.; Furrer, Heinz (2017-07-01). "The Late Triassic lepidosaur fauna from Hallau, North-Eastern Switzerland, and a new 'basal' rhynchocephalian Deltadectes elvetica gen. et sp. nov". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 285 (1): 53–74. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2017/0669. ISSN 0077-7749.
  3. Chambi-Trowell, Sofia A. V.; Martinelli, Agustín G.; Whiteside, David I.; Vivar, Paulo R. Romo de; Soares, Marina Bento; Schultz, Cesar L.; Gill, Pamela G.; Benton, Michael J.; Rayfield, Emily J. (2021-06-03). "The diversity of Triassic South American sphenodontians: a new basal form, clevosaurs, and a revision of rhynchocephalian phylogeny". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 19 (11): 787–820. doi:10.1080/14772019.2021.1976292. hdl:1983/af14affc-a26e-426b-83ca-e1833e355882. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 240487298.
Taxon identifiers
Paleollanosaurus
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