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Paleothyris
Taxonomy
Paleothyris was named by Carroll (1969). It is not extant. Its type is Paleothyris acadiana.
It was assigned to Romeriidae by Carroll (1969); to Romeriida by Gauthier et al. (1988), Gauthier et al. (1989), Laurin and Reisz (1995); and to Protorothyrididae by Carroll (1988), Haubold et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Romeriidae by Carroll (1969); to Romeriida by Gauthier et al. (1988), Gauthier et al. (1989), Laurin and Reisz (1995); and to Protorothyrididae by Carroll (1988), Haubold et al. (2005).
Species
P. acadiana (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Paleothyris Carroll p. 152 figs. 1-8, 10-12 |
| 1988 | Paleothyris Carroll |
| 1988 | Paleothyris Gauthier et al. p. 139 fig. 4.4 |
| 1989 | Paleothyris Gauthier et al. p. 343 |
| 1995 | Paleothyris Laurin and Reisz pp. 171, 172 fig. 2 |
| 2005 | Palaeothyris Haubold et al. p. 78 |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available