Barasaurus besairiei Piveteau 1955 (parareptile)

Reptilia - Parareptilia - Owenettidae

Full reference: J. Piveteau. 1955. Existence d’un Reptile du groupe des Procolophonidés à Madagascar - Conséquences stratigraphiques et paléontologiques. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Academie des Sciences 241:1325-1327

Belongs to Barasaurus according to J. Piveteau 1955

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: a specimen in the MNHN Paris ("P1" in Meckert, 1995), a partial skeleton (distal limb elements are missing). Its type locality is Ranohira (Sakamena Fm.), which is in a Lopingian paralic shale in the Lower Sakamena Formation of Madagascar.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Madagascar (1 collection)

• Permian of Madagascar (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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