Captorhinikos parvus Olson 1970 (eureptile)

Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae

Full reference: E. C. Olson. 1970. New and little known genera and species of vertebrates from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma. Fieldiana: Geology 18(3):359-434

Belongs to Captorhinikos according to E. C. Olson 1970

Sister taxa: Captorhinikos chozaensis, Captorhinikos valensis

Type specimen: FMNH UR 1250, a skull (skull and part of right lower jaw). Its type locality is Norman, which is in a Kungurian fluvial-lacustrine shale/shale in the Hennessey Formation of Oklahoma.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore

Distribution: found only at Norman

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