Alternative spellings: Pareiosaurus, Pariasaurus
Synonyms: Brachypareia Haughton and Boonstra 1929, Propappus Seeley 1888
Parent taxon: Pareiasauria according to M. S. Y. Lee 1997
See also Amalitzky 1922, Broom 1913, Carroll 1988, Cope 1896, Haughton and Boonstra 1929, Hay 1930 and Owen 1876
Sister taxa: Anthodon, Arganaceras, Bradysauridae, Bradysaurus, Bunostegos, Elginiidae, Embrithosaurus, Koalemasaurus, Nanoparia, Nochelesaurus, Pachypes, Parasaurus, Pareiasauridae, Pareiasaurus acutirostris, Pareiasaurus bombidens, Pareiasaurus russouwi, Pareiasaurus steenkampensis, Pareiasaurus strubeni, Pareiasuchus, Pumiliopareia, Rhipaeosauridae, Zhongjiania
Subtaxa: Pareiasaurus henneni Pareiasaurus serridens Pareiasaurus whaitsi
Type: Pareiasaurus serridens
Ecology: herbivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (16 collections), Zambia (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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