Millerettid

Millerettid
Millerettids
Temporal range: Permian
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Anapsida
(unranked): Parareptilia
Family: †Millerettidae
Watson, 1957
Genera

The millerettids are an extinct group of anapsids that lived in South Africa during the Upper Permian. They were small insectivores and probably resembled modern lizards in appearance and lifestyle.

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