Paleollanosaurus
Extinct genus of reptile
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Paleollanosaurus is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile that lived during the Late Triassic. The type species P. fraseri was described from a jaw fragment found in West Texas in North America.[1] Remains have also been reported from Switzerland.[2] It is generally considered a basal sphenodontian. Cladogram following Chambi-Trowell et al., 2021.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Genus: | †Paleollanosaurus Heckert, 2004 |
| Species: | †P. fraseri |
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| †Paleollanosaurus fraseri Heckert, 2004 | |