Heteropelta is an extinct genus of archosauriform, possibly a basal archosauriform, basal phytosaur or a suchian archosaur. It is known from a single species, Heteropelta boboi, which was found in the Middle Triassic Torbiditi d’Aupa Formation in Italy.[1] The holotype is listed as specimen MFSN 46485 and was collected after 2006.[2]
| Heteropelta Temporal range: Middle Triassic,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Clade: | Eucrocopoda |
| Genus: | †Heteropelta Dalla Vecchia, 2021 |
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| †Heteropelta boboi Dalla Vecchia, 2021
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References
edit- ^ Vecchia, Fabio Marco Dalla (2021-11-15). "Heteropelta boboi n. gen., n. sp. an armored archosauriform (Reptilia: Archosauromorpha) from the Middle Triassic of Italy". PeerJ. 9: e12468. doi:10.7717/peerj.12468. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 8601055. PMID 34820195.
- ^ Dalla Vecchia, F. M. (2006). Resti di Tanystropheus, saurotterigi e rauisuchi (Reptilia) nel Triassico medio della Val Aupa (Moggio Udinese, Udine) Gortania-Atti del Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale 27(2005):25-48
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