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""Nyctiphruretus"" is an extinct genus of nyctiphruretid parareptile known from the Guadalupian series of European Russia. Many fossils of the type species, "N. acudens", were found well preserved near the Mezen River of European Russia in various stages of growth. The dentition identified that "Nyctiphruretus" is a herbivore. Based on the large numbers of individuals found and the sediment that they were found in, it appears that their diet consisted of aquatic plants. Adults discovered averaged 36 cm in length with a 4.4 cm skull that was crushed but recognisable. "Nyctiphruretus" was first named by Efremov in 1938 and the type species is "Nyctiphruretus acudens". In 2002, a second species was named by V. V. Bulanov. "N. optabilis" is known from a single jaw, also from Russia, Eastern Europe. Lee named the order Nyctiphruretia and the family Nyctiphruretidae, to include "Nyctiphruretus". While the family was defined to be monotypic, the order was defined to include both nyctiphruretids and nycteroleterids. However, recent cladistic analyses suggest that nycteroleterids are more closely related to the Pareiasauria instead, thus making "Nyctiphruretus" the only genus of its order. In 2014, MacDougall & Reisz described and named a second genus of Nyctiphruretidae, "Abyssomedon", from the middle Leonardian stage of the late Early Permian of Comanche County, Oklahoma, south-central USA. It contains a single species, "A. williamsi", which represents the first nyctiphruretid known from North America, and the oldest species of the family. Wiz Science™ is "the" learning channel for children and all ages. SUBSCRIBE TODAY Disclaimer: This video is for your information only. The author or publisher does not guarantee the accuracy of the content presented in this video. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Background Music: "The Place Inside" by Silent Partner (royalty-free) from YouTube Audio Library. This video uses material/images from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctiphruretus, which is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ . This video is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ . To reuse/adapt the content in your own work, you must comply with the license terms.