Paliguana
Paliguana is an extinct genus of lizard-like lepidosauromorph reptile from the Late Permian or Early Triassic Katberg Formation (Beaufort Group) in the upper Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone of South Africa.[1]
| Paliguana Temporal range: Late Permian or Early Triassic | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Family: | †Paliguanidae |
| Genus: | †Paliguana Broom 1903 |
| Type species | |
| †Paliguana whitei Broom 1903 | |
References
- Ford, David P.; Evans, Susan E.; Choiniere, Jonah N.; Fernandez, Vincent; Benson, Roger B. J. (2021-08-25). "A reassessment of the enigmatic diapsid Paliguana whitei and the early history of Lepidosauromorpha". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288 (1957): 20211084. doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.1084. PMC 8385343. PMID 34428965.
- Bringing Fossils To Life: An Introduction To Paleobiology by Donald R. Prothero
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