Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae
Full reference: D. S. Berman and R. R. Reisz. 1986. Captorhinid reptiles from the Early Permian of New Mexico, with description of a new genus and species. Annals of Carnegie Museum 55:1-28
Belongs to Rhiodenticulatus according to D. S. Berman and R. R. Reisz 1986
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 35757, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is UCMP V-2814, which is in a Virgilian/Wolfcampian terrestrial siltstone in the Abo/Cutler Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: New Mexico collection)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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