Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Ophiacodontidae
Synonym: Poecilospondylus Case 1910
Full reference: F. Broili. 1904. Permische Stegocephalen und Reptilien aus Texas. Palaeontographica 51:1-120
Parent taxon: Ophiacodontidae according to R. B. J. Benson 2012
See also Carroll 1988, Case 1907, Case 1910, Hay 1930, Reisz 1986 and Romer and Price 1940
Sister taxa: Archaeothyris, Baldwinonus, Clepsydrops, Diopeus, Elcabrosaurus, Ophiacodon, Stereophallodon, Stereorhachis, Clepsydropinae, Arribasaurus, Scoliomus
Subtaxa: Varanosaurus acutirostris Varanosaurus wichitaensis
Type: Varanosaurus acutirostris
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (5: Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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