5 km north of Dockum, Episcoposaurus haplocerus (Triassic to of the United States)

Where: Dickens County, Texas (33.7° N, 100.8° W: paleocoordinates 6.3° N, 39.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tecovas Formation (Dockum Group), Carnian to Carnian (237.0 - 208.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by W. F. Cummins in 1891

Primary reference: E. D. Cope. 1892. A contribution to the vertebrate paleontology of Texas. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 30(137):123-131 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 135653: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 31.10.2012

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Phytosauria - Parasuchidae
Leptosuchus sp. Case 1922 archosaur
Miscellaneous elements, mixed with ANSP 14688
 Pseudosuchia -
Episcoposaurus haplocerus n. gen. n. sp. Cope 1892 aetosaur
ANSP 14688