†Labidosaurikos meachami Stovall 1950 (eureptile)

Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae

Synonym: Labidosaurikos barkeri Olson 1954

Full reference: J. W. Stovall. 1950. A New Cotylosaur from North Central Oklahoma. American Journal of Science 248(1):46-54

Belongs to Labidosaurikos according to J. T. Dodick and S. P. Modesto 1995

See also Olson 1954, Seltin 1959 and Stovall 1950

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Labidosaurikos meachami: OMNH 04331, a skull. Its type locality is 1.5 miles northeast of Crescent, which is in a Kungurian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Hennessey Formation of Oklahoma.
  • Labidosaurikos barkeri: CNHM (FMNH) UR 110, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Locality FA - Pipe Site, which is in a Leonardian pond shale in the Choza Formation of Texas.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (10: Oklahoma, Texas collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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