Pelecymala

Pelecymala
Temporal range: 205.6–201.6 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Rhynchocephalia
Genus: †Pelecymala
Fraser, 1986
Species:
†P. robustus
Binomial name
†Pelecymala robustus
Fraser, 1986

Pelecymala is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile that lived in southwest England during the Triassic period.[1][2] It has been recovered in recent studies as a primitive member of the group.[3]

References

  1. ^ C., Fraser, N. New Triassic sphenodontids from south-west England and a review of their classification : Palaeontology 29, (1), 1986 165-186 : ill. OCLC 703911835.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. ^ Herrera-Flores, Jorge A.; Stubbs, Thomas L.; Elsler, Armin; Benton, Michael J. (July 2018). "Taxonomic reassessment of Clevosaurus latidens Fraser, 1993 (Lepidosauria, Rhynchocephalia) and rhynchocephalian phylogeny based on parsimony and Bayesian inference". Journal of Paleontology. 92 (4): 734–742. doi:10.1017/jpa.2017.136. hdl:1983/59126b60-16d8-46d2-b657-954693a39d4e. ISSN 0022-3360.


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