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Arganaceras

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Arganaceras
Temporal range: Wuchiapingian, 260–254 Ma
Restoration of Arganaceras
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Parareptilia
Order: Procolophonomorpha
Clade: Pareiasauria
Family: Pareiasauridae
Genus: Arganaceras
Jalil and Janvier, 2005
Type species
Arganaceras vacanti
Jalil and Janvier, 2005

Arganaceras ("Argana horn") is a medium-sized pareiasaur from the Late Permian Ikakern Formation of Morocco. It was about 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length and had a horn-like structure on its snout.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Jalil, Nour-Eddine; Janvier, Phillipe (2005). "The Late Permian pareiasaurs (Amniota, Parareptilia) from the Argana Basin, Morocco". Geodiversitas. 27 (1): 35–123.