Pareiasaurus Temporal range: Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian,
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Cast of distorted skull of juvenile P. serridens collected in February 1946 by James W. Kitching | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | †Parareptilia |
Order: | †Procolophonomorpha |
Clade: | †Pareiasauria |
Genus: | †Pareiasaurus Owen, 1876 |
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†Pareiasaurus serridens Owen, 1876
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Pareiasaurus (from Greek: pareia, "cheek" and Greek: sauros, "lizard")[1] is an extinct genus of pareiasauromorph reptile from the Permian period. It was a typical member of its family, the pareiasaurids, which take their name from this genus.
Fossils have been found in the Beaufort Group.[2]