Karpinskiosaurus

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]);

Karpinskiosaurus is an extinct genus of seymouriamorphs. It 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]

References

Klembara, Jozef (2011). "The cranial anatomy, ontogeny, and relationships of Karpinskiosaurus secundus (Amalitzky) (Seymouriamorpha, Karpinskiosauridae) from the Upper Permian of European Russia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 161: 184–212. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00629.x.

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[1] Klembara, Jozef (2011). "The cranial anatomy, ontogeny, and relationships of Karpinskiosaurus secundus (Amalitzky) (Seymouriamorpha, Karpinskiosauridae) from the Upper Permian of European Russia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 161: 184–212. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00629.x.