†Pareiasaurus Owen 1876 (parareptile)
PaleoDB taxon number: 37564
Alternative spellings: Pareiosaurus, Pariasaurus
Synonyms: Brachypareia Haughton and Boonstra 1929 (no. 324856), Propappus Seeley 1888 (no. 56754)
Parent taxon: Pareiasauria according to M. S. Y. Lee 1997
Sister taxa: Anthodon, Arganaceras, Bradysauridae, Bradysaurus, Bunostegos, Elginiidae, Embrithosaurus, Koalemasaurus, Nanoparia, Nochelesaurus, Pachypes, Parasaurus, Pareiasauridae, Pareiasaurus acutirostris, Pareiasaurus bombidens, Pareiasaurus russouwi, Pareiasaurus steenkampensis, Pareiasaurus strubeni, Pareiasuchus, Pumiliopareia, Rhipaeosauridae, Zhongjiania
Subtaxa: Pareiasaurus henneni, Pareiasaurus serridens, Pareiasaurus whaitsi
Type: Pareiasaurus serridens
Ecology: herbivore