Halgaitosaurus Henrici et al. 2023 (diapsid)

Reptilia - Araeoscelidia

Full reference: A. C. Henrici, D. S. Berman, S. S. Sumida and A. K. Huttenlocker. 2023. Halgaitosaurus gregarius, a new Upper Carboniferous Araeoscelidian (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Halgaito Formation, Bears Ears National Monument, Utah, USA. Annals of Carnegie Museum 88(3)

Parent taxon: Araeoscelidia according to A. C. Henrici et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Araeoscelidae, Petrolacosauridae, Spinoaequalis

Subtaxa: Halgaitosaurus gregarius

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Birthday Bonebed (Carboniferous of Utah)

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