Nycteroleteridae
| Nycteroleteridae Temporal range: Middle to Late Permian, 270–264 Ma | |
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| Adult and juvenile skulls of Macroleter (=Tokosaurus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | †Parareptilia |
| Order: | †Procolophonomorpha |
| Clade: | †Pareiasauromorpha |
| Family: | †Nycteroleteridae Romer, 1956 |
| Genera[1] | |
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†Bashkyroleter | |
Nycteroleteridae is a family of procolophonian parareptilians (early extinct reptiles) from the Middle to Late Permian of Russia and North America. They are sister group to pareiasauroids. The group includes the genera Macroleter, Bashkyroleter, "Bashkyroleter" mesensis, Nycteroleter, Emeroleter, and probably Rhipaeosaurus. They are carnivorous, and occasionally eat insects.[1]
References
- 1 2 Tsuji, L.A.; Müller, J.; Reisz, R.R. (2012). "Anatomy of Emeroleter levis and the Phylogeny of the Nycteroleter Parareptiles" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (1): 45–67. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.626004.
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