Uruyiella

Uruyiella; Temporal range: Late Triassic; ~235–220 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Temnospondyli
Family:	Laidleriidae
Genus:	Uruyiella; Piñeiro et al., 2007
Species
	U. liminea Piñeiro et al., 2007 (type);

Uruyiella is an extinct genus of laidleriid temnospondyl from Late Triassic Buena Vista Formation of Uruguay.[1] It was first named by Graciela Piñeiro, Claudia Marsicano and Nora Lorenzo in 2007, from a nearly complete skull. The type species is Uruyiella liminea and it is the only close relative of the enigmatic Early Triassic Laidleria.[1]

References

Graciela Piñeiro, Claudia Marsicano, and Nora Lorenzo (2007). "A new temnospondyl from the Permo-Triassic Buena Vista Formation of Uruguay". Palaeontology. 50 (3): 627–640. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00645.x.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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