| Pamelina Temporal range: Early Triassic | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Family: | †Kuehneosauridae |
| Genus: | †Pamelina Evans, 2009 |
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P. polonica Evans, 2009 (type) | |
Pamelina is an extinct genus of basal kuehneosaurid known from Early Triassic (Olenekian age) rocks of Czatkowice 1, Poland.[1] It was first named by Susan E. Evans in 2009 and the type species is Pamelina polonica. It is the oldest known member of Kuehneosauridae. The vertebrae have characteristics consistent with gliding or parachuting.[1]
Phylogeny
Cladogram after Evans (2009).[1]
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References
- 1 2 3 Susan E. Evans (2009). "An early kuehneosaurid reptile (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Early Triassic of Poland" (PDF). Paleontologica Polonica. 65: 145–178..
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