Romeria

Ro-me-re-ah.

John Stewart

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Stewart, J. (2016, September 14). Romeria. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/romeria/

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Name

Romeria.

Phonetic

Ro-me-re-ah.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Captorhinidae.

Diet

Unavailable.

Species

R.‭ ‬texana‭

Size

About‭ ‬30‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Texas‭ ‬-‭ ‬Archer City Formation,‭ ‬Putnam Formation.

Time Period

Asselian/Sakmarian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Several individuals.

In Depth

       Romeria is a genus of captorhinid reptile that lived in what is now Texas during the early Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Two new cotylosaurs from the Permian of Texas.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Proceedings of the New England Zo�logical Club‭ ‬11:‭ ‬97‭–‬102.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Llewellyn Ivor Price‭ ‬-‭ ‬1937. -‭ ‬Romeriid Reptiles from the Lower Permian.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology‭ ‬144‭ (‬5‭)‬:‭ ‬353‭–‬407.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Clark‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Carroll‭ ‬-‭ ‬1973.

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