Millerettidae

Millerettidae is an extinct family of parareptiles from the Middle Permian to the Late Permian period (Capitanian - Changhsingian stages) of South Africa.^[1] The millerettids were small insectivores and probably resembled modern lizards in appearance and lifestyle.

Millerettidae Temporal range: Middle-Late Permian, Capitanian–Changhsingian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Life restoration of Milleretta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	†Parareptilia
Order:	†Millerosauria
Family:	†Millerettidae Watson, 1957
Subgroups
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The following cladogram shows the phylogenetic position of the Millerettidae, from Ruta et al., 2011.^[1]

Parareptilia	Mesosauria Brazilosaurus sanpauloensis Mesosaurus tenuidens Stereosternum tumidum Eunotosaurus africanus Millerettidae Milleretta rubidgei Broomia perplexa "Millerosaurus" nuffieldi Milleropsis pricei Millerosaurus ornatus Procolophonomorpha Australothyris smithi Microleter mckinzieorum Ankyramorpha