Biology:Protopyknosia
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Short description: Extinct clade of reptiles
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Clade: | †Protopyknosia Nesbitt et al., 2021 |
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Protopyknosia is an extinct clade of archosauriform reptiles from the Late Triassic of India and the United States . First identified by Sterling Nesbitt et al. in 2021,[1] the clade contains two genera: Kranosaura and Triopticus. Members of Protopyknosia characteristically have an unusually domed head reminiscent of the later pachycephalosaurian dinosaurs in an example of convergent evolution.[2]
References
- ↑ Nesbitt, S. J.; Stocker, M. R.; Chatterjee, S.; Horner, J. R.; Goodwin, M. B. (2021). "A remarkable group of thick-headed Triassic Period archosauromorphs with a wide, possibly Pangean distribution". Journal of Anatomy 239 (1): 184–206. doi:10.1111/joa.13414. PMID 33660262.
- ↑ Stocker, M.R.; Nesbitt, S.J.; Criswell, K.E.; Parker, W.G.; Witmer, L.M.; Rowe, T.B.; Ridgely, R.; Brown, M.A. (2016). "A Dome-Headed Stem Archosaur Exemplifies Convergence among Dinosaurs and Their Distant Relatives". Current Biology 26 (19): 2674–2680. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.066. PMID 27666971.
Wikidata ☰ Q106074180 entry
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