Sophineta
Encyclopedia
Sophineta is an extinct genus
of basal lepidosauromorph
known from Early Triassic
(Olenekian
age) rocks of Czatkowice 1, Poland
. It was first named by Susan E. Evans
and Magdalena Borsuk−Białynicka in 2009 and the type species is Sophineta cracoviensis.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of basal lepidosauromorph
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauromorpha is a group of reptiles comprising all diapsids closer to lizards than to archosaurs . The only living sub-group is the Lepidosauria: extant lizards, snakes, and tuatara...
known from Early Triassic
Early Triassic
The Early Triassic is the first of three epochs of the Triassic period of the geologic timescale. It spans the time between 251 ± 0.4 Ma and 245 ± 1.5 Ma . Rocks from this epoch are collectively known as the Lower Triassic, which is a unit in chronostratigraphy...
(Olenekian
Olenekian
In the geologic timescale, the Olenekian is an age in the Early Triassic epoch or a stage in the Lower Triassic series. It spans the time between 249.7 ± 0.7 Ma and 245 ± 0.7 Ma . The Olenekian follows the Induan and is followed by the Anisian.The Olenekian saw the deposition of a large part of the...
age) rocks of Czatkowice 1, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It was first named by Susan E. Evans
Susan E. Evans
Susan E. Evans is British paleontologist and herpetologist. She is the author or co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters....
and Magdalena Borsuk−Białynicka in 2009 and the type species is Sophineta cracoviensis.