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Subfamily of reptiles (fossil)

Theledectinae
Temporal range: Early-Middle Triassic, Induan–Anisian PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Holotype of Eomurruna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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". In 2020, Hamley add the new genus Eomurruna from Australia to this subfamily.

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. Bibcode:2008JSPal...6..345C. doi:10.1017/S1477201907002350. S2CID 84468714.
  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.
Procolophonia
Sauropsida
Procolophonia
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Procolophonia
Nyctiphruretidae?
Elginia mirabilis Hypsognathus fenneri
Pareiasauromorpha
Lanthanosuchidae?
Nycteroleteridae
Pareiasauria
Pumiliopareiasauria
Therischia
Procolophonoidea
Owenettidae
Procolophonidae
Leptopleuroninae
Procolophoninae


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