†Archeopelta arborensis Desojo et al. 2011 (archosauromorph)
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Reptilia - Diapsida - Doswelliidae
Full reference: J. B. Desojo, M. D. Ezcurra, and C. L. Schultz. 2011. An unusual new archosauriform from the Middle–Late Triassic of southern Brazil and the monophyly of Doswelliidae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161:839-871
Belongs to Archeopelta according to M. D. Ezcurra 2016
See also Desojo et al. 2011 and Sues et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CPEZ-239a, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Sanga da Arvore, Baum-Sanga, Xiniquá, which is in a Ladinian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sanga da Arvore, Baum-Sanga, Xiniquá
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