The reptile Macroleter: First vertebrate evidence for correlation of Upper Permian continental strata of North America and Russia

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Research Article| September 01, 2001 The reptile Macroleter: First vertebrate evidence for correlation of Upper Permian continental strata of North America and Russia Robert R. Reisz; Robert R. Reisz 1Department of Zoology, Erindale Campus, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Michel Laurin Michel Laurin 2Institut für Paläontologie, Naturhistorisches Forschungsinstitut, Museum für Naturkunde, Zentralinstitut der Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstrasse 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Robert R. Reisz 1Department of Zoology, Erindale Campus, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada Michel Laurin 2Institut für Paläontologie, Naturhistorisches Forschungsinstitut, Museum für Naturkunde, Zentralinstitut der Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstrasse 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 20 Jul 2000 Revision Received: 02 Mar 2001 Accepted: 29 Mar 2001 First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (2001) 113 (9): 1229–1233. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<1229:TRMFVE>2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 20 Jul 2000 Revision Received: 02 Mar 2001 Accepted: 29 Mar 2001 First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Robert R. Reisz, Michel Laurin; The reptile Macroleter: First vertebrate evidence for correlation of Upper Permian continental strata of North America and Russia. GSA Bulletin 2001;; 113 (9): 1229–1233. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<1229:TRMFVE>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The spectacular evolutionary history of terrestrial vertebrates is uncharacteristically poorly documented between the Paleozoic subequatorial exposures of the Permo–Carboniferous of North America and Europe, and the much higher latitude, Upper Permian deposits of central Russia and southern Africa. We report here that the discovery of the reptile Macroleter in Oklahoma provides the first direct vertebrate evidence of biochronological correlation between continental sediments from the Upper Permian of North America and Russia. The presence of the reptile Macroleter, a member of a major group of Upper Permian amniotes known previously only from central Russia, in North America improves dramatically our understanding of this early phase of amniote evolution, and also provides evidence of terrestrial tetrapod faunal interchange between North America and Russia in Late Permian time. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.