Pareiasaurus

Pareiasaurus
Temporal range: Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian,
Cast of distorted skull of juvenile P. serridens collected in February 1946 by James W. Kitching
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: †Parareptilia
Order: †Procolophonomorpha
Clade: †Pareiasauria
Genus: †Pareiasaurus
Owen, 1876
Type species
†Pareiasaurus serridens
Owen, 1876
Species
  • †P. nasicornis Haughton and Boonstra, 1929
  • †P. peringueyi Haughton and Boonstra, 1929
  • †P. serridens Owen, 1876
Synonyms
  • Anthodon gregoryi Broom, 1930
  • Anthodon nesemanni Broom, 1940
  • Brachypareia rogersi Broom, 1912
  • Bradysaurus rogersi Broom, 1912
  • Pareiasaurus minor Seeley, 1892
  • Pareiasaurus omocratus Seeley, 1888
  • Pareiasaurus pinnatus Olson & Broom, 1937
  • Pareiasaurus pulcher Broom, 1935
  • Pareiasaurus rubidgei Broom, 1940
  • Pareiasuchus nasicornis Haughton & Boonstra, 1929
  • Pareiasuchus peringueyi Broom & Haughton, 1913
  • Propappus omocratus Seeley, 1888
  • Propappus serridens Owen, 1876
  • Propappus rogersi Broom, 1912

Pareiasaurus (from Greek: pareia, "cheek" and Greek: sauros, "lizard") is an extinct genus of pareiasauromorph reptile from the Permian period. It was a typical member of its family, the pareiasaurids, which take their name from this genus.

Fossils have been found in the Beaufort Group.

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