†Abyssomedon williamsi MacDougall and Reisz 2014 (parareptile)
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Reptilia - Parareptilia - Nyctiphruretidae
Full reference: M. MacDougall and R. R. Reisz. 2014. The first record of a nyctiphruretid parareptile from the Early Permian of North America, with a discussion of parareptilian temporal fenestration. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 172:616-630
Belongs to Abyssomedon according to M. MacDougall and R. R. Reisz 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMRP 2008 33a, a partial skeleton (Semi-articulated partial skullwith disarticulated postcranial elements). Its type locality is Richards Spur, which is in an Artinskian fissure fill claystone/conglomerate in Oklahoma.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Richards Spur
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