Pelecymala is an extinct genus of sphenodontian reptile that lived in southwest England during the Triassic period.[1][2] It has been recovered in recent studies as a primitive member of the group.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Rhynchocephalia |
| Genus: | †Pelecymala Fraser, 1986 |
| Species: | †P. robustus
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| †Pelecymala robustus Fraser, 1986
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References
edit- ^ C., Fraser, N. New Triassic sphenodontids from south-west England and a review of their classification : Palaeontology 29, (1), 1986 165-186 : ill. OCLC 703911835.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ Herrera-Flores, Jorge A.; Stubbs, Thomas L.; Elsler, Armin; Benton, Michael J. (July 2018). "Taxonomic reassessment of Clevosaurus latidens Fraser, 1993 (Lepidosauria, Rhynchocephalia) and rhynchocephalian phylogeny based on parsimony and Bayesian inference". Journal of Paleontology. 92 (4): 734–742. doi:10.1017/jpa.2017.136. hdl:1983/59126b60-16d8-46d2-b657-954693a39d4e. ISSN 0022-3360.
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