Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae
Alternative combinations: Eocaptorhinus laticeps, Pariotichus laticeps
Synonym: Labidosaurus oklahomensis Seltin 1959
Full reference: S. W. Williston. 1909. New or Little Known Permian Vertebrates. Pariotichus. Biological Bulletin 17(3):241-255
Belongs to Captorhinus according to J. T. Dodick and S. P. Modesto 1995
See also Case 1911, Gaffney 1990, Hay 1930, Heaton 1979, Modesto et al. 2007, Seltin 1959 and Williston 1909
Sister taxa: Captorhinus aguti, Captorhinus kierani, Captorhinus magnus, Ectocynodon
Type specimens:
- Captorhinus laticeps: CNHM (FMNH) UC 642, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Mitchell Creek, 29 (Waggoner Ranch Formation), which is in an Artinskian/Kungurian terrestrial limestone/shale in the Waggoner Ranch Formation of Texas.
- Labidosaurus oklahomensis: OUSM 15022 (MUO 3-1-S7), a partial skull. Its type locality is McCann Quarry, which is in a Leonardian fluvial-deltaic sandstone/sandstone in the Wellington Formation of Oklahoma.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (5: Oklahoma, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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