NanopariaNanoparia is an extinct genus of pareiasaur that lived in the Permian.DescriptionIt was about 60 cm in length, and weighed around 8 to 10 kilograms.ClassificationThis is an unusual small, spiny specialised form. The skull is very similar to that of the Pareiasaurus, and Alfred Romer considered it a synonym of the latter. Yuri Orlov however placed it in the Elginiinae. Kuhn however argues that while resembling Elginia in the ossifications at the rear of the skull, it differs completely in proportions and would not seem to be related. Lee considers it a basal member of the dwarf pareiasaurs. Nanoparia is believed to be among the pareiasaur genera most closely related to turtles.