†Archaeothyris Reisz 1972 (ophiacodont)
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Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Ophiacodontidae
Full reference: R. R. Reisz. 1972. Pelycosaurian Reptiles from the Middle Pennsylvanian of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 144(2):27-60
Parent taxon: Ophiacodontidae according to R. R. Reisz 1972
See also Carroll 1988, Haubold et al. 2005 and Reisz 1986
Sister taxa: Baldwinonus, Clepsydrops, Diopeus, Elcabrosaurus, Ophiacodon, Stereophallodon, Stereorhachis, Varanosaurus, Scoliomus, Arribasaurus, Clepsydropinae
Subtaxa: Archaeothyris florensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Nova Scotia collection), the Czech Republic (1), United States (1: Ohio)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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