†Protorothyris morani Romer 1952 (eureptile)
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Reptilia - Eureptilia - Protorothyrididae
Alternative combination: Melanothyris morani
Full reference: A. S. Romer. 1952. Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian Vertebrates of the Pittsburgh-West Virginia Region. Annals of Carnegie Museum 33:47-113
Belongs to Protorothyris according to J. Clark and R. L. Carroll 1973
See also Romer 1952
Sister taxon: Protorothyris archeri
Type specimen: CM 8617, a skull. Its type locality is Blacksville, which is in an Asselian lacustrine limestone in the Washington Formation of West Virginia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Blacksville
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