Nanomilleretta
| Nanomilleretta Temporal range: Late Permian,
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Family: | †Millerettidae |
| Genus: | †Nanomilleretta Broom & Robinson, 1948 |
| Species: | †N. kitchingi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Nanomilleretta kitchingi Broom & Robinson, 1948
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Nanomilleretta (lit. 'small Milleretta') is a extinct genus of early reptile in the family Millerettidae, known from the Late Permian Daptocephalus Assemblage Zone of South Africa. The genus contains a single species, Nanomilleretta kitchingi, known from a partial skull described in 1948. The poor preservation of this specimen makes it difficult to observe its anatomy in detail. As such, some researchers have been unable to recognize unique features in this species, potentially making it a dubious taxon. The observable anatomy indicates it has proportionately large orbits, a short snout, and long, pointed teeth.