Arganaceras
| Arganaceras Temporal range: Wuchiapingian,
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Family: | †Pareiasauridae
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| Genus: | †Arganaceras Jalil and Janvier, 2005
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| †Arganaceras vacanti Jalil and Janvier, 2005
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Arganaceras ("Argana horn") is a medium-sized pareiasaur from the Late Permian of Morocco. It was about 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length and had a horn-like structure on its snout.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jalil, Nour-Eddine; Janvier, Phillipe (2005). "The Late Permian pareiasaurs (Amniota, Parareptilia) from the Argana Basin, Morocco". Geodiversitas. 27 (1): 35–123.
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Categories:
- Pareiasaurs
- Lopingian reptiles of Africa
- Fossils of Morocco
- Fossil taxa described in 2005
- Prehistoric reptile genera
- Permian reptile stubs