Biology:Theledectinae

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Short description: Subfamily of reptiles (fossil)

Theledectinae
Temporal range: Early-Middle Triassic, Induan–Anisian
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Holotype of Eomurruna
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Parareptilia
Order: Procolophonomorpha
Family: Procolophonidae
Subfamily: Theledectinae
Cisneros, 2008
Genera

Theledectinae is an extinct subfamily of parareptiles within the family Procolophonidae. Theledectines existed in South Africa , China and Australia during the Early-Middle Triassic period (Induan to Anisian stages). Theledectinae was named by Juan Carlos Cisneros in 2008 to include the genus Theledectes, and the species "Eumetabolodon" dongshengensis. "E." dongshengensis represents a new genus from China. Cladistically, it is defined as "All taxa more closely related to Theledectes perforatus (Gow, 1977a) than to Procolophon trigoniceps Owen, 1876".[1] In 2020, Hamley add the new genus Eomurruna from Australia to this subfamily.[2]

References

  1. Juan Carlos Cisneros (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships of procolophonid parareptiles with remarks on their geological record". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6 (3): 345–366. doi:10.1017/S1477201907002350. Bibcode2008JSPal...6..345C. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=2052096. 
  2. Tim Hamley; Juan C. Cisneros; Ross Damiani (2020). "A procolophonid reptile from the Lower Triassic of Australia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 192 (2): 554–609. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa056. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7781009 entry