Hovasaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hovasaurus is an extinct genus of basal diapsid reptile. It lived in what is now Madagascar during the Late Permian and Early Triassic, being a survivor of the Permian–Triassic extinction event and the paleontologically youngest member of the Tangasauridae.[1][2] Fossils have been found in the Permian Lower and Triassic Middle Sakamena Formations of the Sakamena Group, where it is amongst the commonest fossils. Its morphology suggests an aquatic ecology.
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Hovasaurus | |
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Life restoration of Hovasaurus boulei | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Family: | †Tangasauridae |
Genus: | †Hovasaurus Piveteau, 1926 |
Type species | |
†Hovasaurus boulei Piveteau, 1926 |
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