Natural History

Galesphyrus

Galesphyrus is an extinct genus of early diapsid reptile known from the Permian of South Africa. The taxonomic, geographic, and geological histories of Galesphyrus are complex, and little research has been conducted on it. When described in 1914, it was identified as a therapsid, more closely related to mammals than reptiles. However, later researchers agreed that Galesphyrus is a reptile, possibly related to neodiapsids like Youngina. The genus contains a single species, Galesphyrus capensis, known from a single specimen, although a second specimen has historically been referred to it. Both specimens preserve the natural moulds of partial articulated skeletons.

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• ▸Bornaviridae
• ▸1737
• ▸European hare

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