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Nycteroleteridae

Wikipedia Abstract

Nycteroleteridae is a family of procolophonian parareptilians (early extinct reptiles) from the Middle to Late Permian of Russia and North America. They are sister group to pareiasauroids. The group includes the genera Macroleter, Bashkyroleter, "Bashkyroleter" mesensis, Nycteroleter, Emeroleter, and probably Rhipaeosaurus. They are carnivorous, and occasionally eat insects.
View Wikipedia Record: Nycteroleteridae

Genus

Bashkyroleter (2)
Emeroleter (1)
Macroleter (2)
Nycteroleter (1)
Rhipaeosaurus (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0