Nycteroleter

Nyk-ter-o-lee-ter.
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Name

Nycteroleter.

Phonetic

Nyk-ter-o-lee-ter.

Named By

I.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Efremov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1938.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Anapsida,‭ ‬Procolomorpha,‭ ‬Nycteroleteridae,‭ ‬Nycteroleterinae.

Diet

Unavailable.

Species

N.‭ ‬ineptus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Wordian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

At least three skulls.

In Depth

       Nycteroleter is the type genus of the Nycteroleteridae,‭ ‬and is a procolomorph anapsid that lived in Russia during the Permian.

Further Reading

Some New Permian Reptiles of the USSR.‭ ‬Comptes Rendus‭ (‬Doklady‭) ‬de l’Acad�mie des Sciences de l’URSS‭ ‬19‭(‬9‭)‬:771-776.‭ ‬-‭ ‬I.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Efremov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1938. -‭ ‬Anatomy of Emeroleter levis and the Phylogeny of the Nycteroleter Parareptiles.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬32‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬45‭–‬67.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Linda A.‭ ‬Tsuji,‭ ‬Johannes M�ller‭ & ‬Robert R.‭ ‬Reisz‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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