Hovasaurus
| Hovasaurus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Life restoration of Hovasaurus boulei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Family: | †Tangasauridae |
| Genus: | †Hovasaurus Piveteau, 1926 |
| Type species | |
| †Hovasaurus boulei Piveteau, 1926 | |
Hovasaurus is an extinct genus of basal diapsid reptile. It lived in what is now Madagascar during the Late Permian and Early Triassic, being a survivor of the Permian–Triassic extinction event and the paleontologically youngest member of the Tangasauridae. Fossils have been found in the Permian Lower and Triassic Middle Sakamena Formations of the Sakamena Group, where it is amongst the commonest fossils. Its morphology suggests an aquatic ecology.
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