Leptopleuron lacertinum Owen 1851 (parareptile)

Reptilia - Parareptilia - Procolophonidae

Synonyms: Telerpeton elginense Mantell 1852 [objective synonym], Telerpeton elginese Mantell 1852 [objective synonym]

Belongs to Leptopleuron according to L. K. Saila 2010

See also Colbert 1946, Huene 1939, Owen 1861 and Roemer 1856

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Leptopleuron lacertinum: NMS 1891.92.528, a skeleton (Part and counterpart sandstone slabs, preserving the natural mould of a partial skull and most of the postcrania of a small, juvenile individual)
  • Telerpeton elginense: NMS 1891.92.528, a skeleton. Its type locality is Spynie, quarry 2, near Elgin, which is in a Carnian/Norian dune sandstone in the Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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