Triopticus primus Stocker et al. 2016 (archosauromorph)

Reptilia - Diapsida

Full reference: M. R. Stocker, S. J. Nesbitt, K. E. Criswell, W. G. Parker, L. M. Witmer, T. B. Rowe, R. Ridgely and M. A. Brown. 2016. A Dome-Headed Stem Archosaur Exemplifies Convergence among Dinosaurs and Their Distant Relatives. Current Biology 26(19):2674-2680

Belongs to Triopticus according to M. R. Stocker et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: TMM 31100-1030, a partial skull (Posterior portion of a skull). Its type locality is Otis Chalk Quarry 3, TMM 31100, which is in a Carnian/Norian crevasse splay mudstone in the Colorado City Formation of Texas.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Otis Chalk Quarry 3, TMM 31100

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