Orovenator

Orovenator
Temporal range: Sakmarian, 289 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Neodiapsida
Genus: Orovenator
Reisz, Modesto & Scott, 2011
Type species
Orovenator mayorum
Reisz et al., 2011

Orovenator is an extinct genus of diapsid from Lower Permian (Sakmarian stage) deposits of Oklahoma, United States. It is known from two partial skulls from the Richards Spur locality in Oklahoma. The holotype OMNH 74606 consists of a partial skull preserving snout and mandible, and the referred specimen, OMNH 74607, a partial skull preserving the skull roof, vertebrae and palatal elements. It was first named by Robert R. Reisz, Sean P. Modesto and Diane M. Scott in 2011 and the type species is Orovenator mayorum. The generic name means "mountain", oro, in Greek in reference to the Richards Spur locality, which was mountainous during the Permian period and "hunter", venator, in Latin. The specific name honours Bill and Julie May. Orovenator is the oldest and most basal neodiapsid to date.[1]

Phylogeny

Cladogram after Reisz, Modesto & Scott, 2011:[1]



Captorhinidae


Diapsida

Araeoscelidia


Neodiapsida

Orovenator




Lanthanolania



Tangasauridae

Tangasaurus




Acerosodontosaurus



Hovasaurus





Younginidae

Thadeosaurus



Youngina





Claudiosaurus


Sauria

Archosauromorpha



Lepidosauromorpha










References

  1. 1 2 Robert R. Reisz, Sean P. Modesto and Diane M. Scott (2011). "A new Early Permian reptile and its significance in early diapsid evolution". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 278 (1725): 3731–3737. doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.0439. PMC 3203498Freely accessible. PMID 21525061.


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