Arganaceras

Arganaceras; Temporal range: Wuchiapingian, 260–254 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Restoration of Arganaceras
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Procolophonomorpha
Family:	†Pareiasauridae
Genus:	†Arganaceras; Jalil and Janvier, 2005
Type species
	†Arganaceras vacanti; Jalil and Janvier, 2005

Arganaceras ("Argana horn") is a medium-sized pareiasaur from the Late Permian Ikakern Formation of Morocco. It was about 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length and had a horn-like structure on its snout.[1]

References

Jalil, Nour-Eddine; Janvier, Phillipe (2005). "The Late Permian pareiasaurs (Amniota, Parareptilia) from the Argana Basin, Morocco". Geodiversitas. 27 (1): 35–123.

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[1] Jalil, Nour-Eddine; Janvier, Phillipe (2005). "The Late Permian pareiasaurs (Amniota, Parareptilia) from the Argana Basin, Morocco". Geodiversitas. 27 (1): 35–123.