| Thuringothyris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Family: | †Captorhinidae |
| Genus: | †Thuringothyris Boy & Martens,1991 |
| Species: | †T. mahlendorffae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Thuringothyris mahlendorffae Boy & Martens, 1991 | |
Thuringothyris is anextinctgenus ofEarly Permianeureptiles known from theThuringian Forest in centralGermany.[1][2]
Thuringothyris is known from theholotypeMNG 7729, articulated well-preservedskull and partialpostcranialskeleton, and from the referred specimens MNG 10652, poorly preserved skull and partial vertebral column, MNG 10647, disarticulatedcranial and postcranial remains of at least four individuals, MNG 10183, slightly crushed skull and partial postcranial skeleton and MNG 11191, poorly preserved skull and partial limbs. All specimens were collected from the Tambach-Sandstein Member, the uppermost part of theTambach Formation, dating to theArtinskian stage of the LateCisuralianSeries (or alternatively upperRotliegend), about 284–279.5million years ago. They were found in theBromacker Quarry, the middle part of the Thuringian Forest, near the small town ofTambach-Dietharz.[2]
Thuringothyris was originally thought to beprotorothyridid. A redescription of all knownThuringothyris specimens by Johannes Müller, David S. Berman, Amy C. Henrici, Thomas Martens and Stuart S. Sumida in 2006 suggested that it is a sister taxon of Captorhinidae.[2] A noval phylogenic study of primitive reptile relationships by Müller & Reisz in 2006 recoveredThuringothyris as a sister taxon of the Captorhinidae.[3] The same results were obtained in later phylogenic analyses.[4][5]
Thuringothyris was first named by Jürgen A. Boy and Thomas Martens in1991 and thetype species isThuringothyris mahlendorffae. Thegeneric name is named after its finding placeThuringia. Thespecific name honors Ursula R. Mahlendorf.[1]
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