Broomia perplexa Watson 1914 (parareptile)

Reptilia - Parareptilia - Millerettidae

Full reference: D. M. S. Watson. 1914. Broomia perplexa, gen. et sp. n., a Fossil Reptile from South Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1914:995-1010

Belongs to Broomia according to J. C. Cisneros et al. 2008

See also Watson 1914

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH R4065, a partial skeleton (almost complete, skull lacks dorsal roof). Its type locality is Hottentotsrivier Farm, which is in a Capitanian floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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