Captorhinoides valensis Olson 1951 (eureptile)

Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae

Full reference: E. C. Olson. 1951. Fauna of upper Vale and Choza: 1-5. Fieldiana: Geology 10(11):89-128

Belongs to Captorhinoides according to E. C. Olson 1951

See also Seltin 1959

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CNHM (FMNH) UR 13, a skull. Its type locality is Locality KF (Middle Vale Formation), which is in a Kungurian channel conglomerate/siliciclastic in the Vale Formation of Texas.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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