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Younginia is an extinct genus of small, lizard-like reptile from the Late Permian of South Africa. This, and a few related forms, make up the family Younginidae, within the Order Eosuchia (proposed by Broom in 1924). Eosuchia, having become a dustbin for many probably distantly-related primitive diapsid reptiles ranging from the Late Carboniferous to the Eocene, Romer proposed that it be replaced by Younginiformes (which include Younginidae and a few similar families, ranging from the Permian to the Triassic).
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D.Lambert, D.Naish and E.Wyse 2001, "Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and prehistoric life", p.76, Dorling Kindersley Limited, London. ISBN 0-7513-0955-9
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