Reptilia - Parareptilia - Procolophonidae
Full reference: S.P. Modesto and R. J. Damiani. 2003. Taxonomic status of Thelegnathus browni Broom, a procolophonid reptile from the South African Triassic. Annals of Carnegie Museum 72(1):53-64
Parent taxon: Procolophonidae according to L. K. Säilä 2008
See also Modesto and Damiani 2003 and Modesto and Damiani 2007
Sister taxa: Acadiella, Coletta, Contritosaurus, Eomurruna, Estheriophagus, Eumetabolodon, Gomphiosauridion, Haligonia, Kitchingnathus, Koiloskiosaurus, Lasasaurus, Leptopleuroninae, Myognathus, Neoprocolophon, Oryporan, Paoteodon, Pentaedrusaurus, Procolophoninae, Procolophonoides, Sauropareion, Smilodonterpeton, Spondylolestes, Spondylolestidae, Suchonosaurus, Teratophon, Thelegnathus, Thelegnathus browni, Thelephon, Tichvinskia, Youngetta
Subtaxa: Thelerpeton oppressus
Type: Thelegnathus oppressus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Hugoskop, Rouxville District (Triassic of South Africa)
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