Protorothyrididae
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| Protorothyridids Fossil range: Late Carboniferous - Early Permian |
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Protorothyrididae was a clade of small, lizard-like reptiles, possibly the ancestors of turtles and tortoises. Their skulls did not have fenestra, as is also true of modern turtles and tortoises. Protorothyridids lived from the Late Carboniferous to Early Permian periods, in what is now North America and Europe. One member of this family is Hylonomus from the early Late Carboniferous, so far the earliest confirmed reptile.
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