Milleretta
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Milleretta is an extinct genus of millerettid parareptile from the Late Permian of South Africa. Fossils have been found in the Balfour Formation.[3] Milleretta was a moderately sized, lizard-like animal, about 60 centimetres (24 in) in length. It was probably insectivorous.[4] Its only known species is Milleretta rubidgei, making Milleretta a monospecific genus.[5]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | †Parareptilia |
Order: | †Millerosauria |
Family: | †Millerettidae |
Genus: | †Milleretta Broom, 1948 |
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†Milleretta rubidgei (Broom, 1947 [originally Millerina Broom 1938[1]]) | |
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