Paleollanosaurus

<i>Paleollanosaurus</i>

Paleollanosaurus

Extinct genus of reptile

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.[1] Remains have also been reported from Switzerland.[2] It is generally considered a basal sphenodontian. Cladogram following Chambi-Trowell et al., 2021.[3]

Rhynchocephalia

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References

  1. [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
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    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.
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    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.
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