Archaeothyris florensis Reisz 1972 (ophiacodont)

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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