†Archaeothyris florensis Reisz 1972 (ophiacodont)
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Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Ophiacodontidae
Full reference: R. R. Reisz. 1972. Pelycosaurian Reptiles from the Middle Pennsylvanian of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 144(2):27-60
Belongs to Archaeothyris according to R. R. Reisz 1972
See also Reisz 1986
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCZ 4079, a partial skeleton (partial skull, pelvis, sacral vertebra, and axis). Its type locality is Dominion Coal Co. strip mine No. 7, which is in a Westphalian C/Westphalian D mire/swamp coal/shale in Canada.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominion Coal Co. strip mine No. 7
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