Australothyris
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Australothyris Temporal range: Middle Permian, Capitanian |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | †Parareptilia |
| Order: | †Procolophonomorpha |
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†Australothyris Modesto et al., 2009 |
| Type species | |
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†Australothyris smithi Modesto et al., 2009 |
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Australothyris is an extinct genus of basal procolophonomorph parareptile known from the Middle Permian (middle Capitanian stage) of Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone, South Africa. It was first named by Sean P. Modesto, Diane M. Scott, and Robert R. Reisz in 2009. The type and only known species is Australothyris smithi.
Cladogram after Modesto et al. (2009).
Australothyris
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