Karpinskiosaurus

Karpinskiosaurus is an extinct genus of Seymouriamorpha. includes two species: Karpinskiosaurus secundus and Karpinskiosaurus ultimus. Karpinskiosaurus secundus is represented by two specimens with skull lengths of about 75 mm. All specimens of K. ultimus are smaller than those of K. secundus. Total length of the reptiliomorph was about 50–75 cm.[1]

Karpinskiosaurus
Temporal range: Late Permian 255Ma
Restoration of Karpinskiosaurus secundus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Seymouriamorpha
Family: Karpinskiosauridae
Sushkin, 1925
Genus: Karpinskiosaurus
Sushkin, 1925
Species
  • K. secundus (Amalitzky, 1921 [originally Kotlassia secunda]) (type)
  • K. ultimus (Tchudinov and V'yushkov, 1956 [originally Nycteroleter ultimus])

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