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Ein neues captorhinomorphes reptil aus dem thüringischen rotliegend (Unter-Perm; Ost-Deutschland)

A new captorhinomorph reptile from the rotliegend of thuringia (Lower Permian; eastern Germany)

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Thuringothyris mahlendorffae n.gen. n.sp. is described on the basis of the skull roof, palate, stapes and much of the postcranial skeleton from the Upper Rotliegend (Tambach-Schichten) of the Thuringian Forest in eastern Germany. The new taxon shows both protorothyridid and some captorhinid features. The interrelationships of the »Protorothyrididae«, primitive Captorhinidae, and earliest Diapsida are reviewd. The tetrapod material is used to reassess the biostratigraphic position of the fossil-bearing horizon.

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Aus dem oberen Rotliegend (Tambach-Schichten) des Thüringer Waldes wirdThuringothyris mahlendorffae n. gen. n. sp. mit Schädeldach, Gaumen, Stapes und großen Teilen des Postkranialskelettes beschrieben. Diese Art zeigt charakteristische Merkmale der »Protorothyrididae« in Kombination mit einigen Merkmalen der Captorhinidae. Das Verwandtschaftsschema der »Protorothyrididae«, primitiven Captorhinidae und frühesten Diapsida wird neu interpretiert. Die biostratigraphische Position des Fundhorizontes wird an Hand der Tetrapodenfunde neu überdacht.

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Boy, J.A., Martens, T. Ein neues captorhinomorphes reptil aus dem thüringischen rotliegend (Unter-Perm; Ost-Deutschland). Paläont. Z. 65, 363–389 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02989852

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