†Elliotsmithia Broom 1937 (synapsid)
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Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Varanopidae
Full reference: R. Broom. 1937. A further contribution to our knowledge of the fossil reptiles of the Karroo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 107(3):299-318
Parent taxon: Afrothyra according to F. Spindler et al. 2018
See also Carroll 1988, Dilkes and Reisz 1996, Maddin et al. 2006, Modesto et al. 2001 and Reisz 1986
Sister taxa: Anningia, Heleosaurus, Microvaranops
Subtaxa: Elliotsmithia longiceps
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Abrahamskraal, Prince Albert (Permian of South Africa)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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