Nitosaurus Romer 1937 (pelycosaur)

Osteichthyes - Pelycosauria

Full reference: A. S. Romer. 1937. New genera and species of pelycosaurian reptiles. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 16:89-95

Parent taxon: Pelycosauria according to R. R. Reisz 1986

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Caseamorpha, Echinerpeton, Edaphosauria, Lupeosaurus, Milosaurus, Ophiacodontia, Protoclepsydrops, Xyrospondylus

Subtaxa: Nitosaurus jacksonorum

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at El Cobre Canyon (Cutler Formation) (Carboniferous of New Mexico)

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