Glaucosaurus megalops Williston 1915 (synapsid)

Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Edaphosauridae

Full reference: S. W. Williston. 1915. New genera of Permian reptiles. The American Journal of Science, series 4 39(233):575-579

Belongs to Glaucosaurus according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Reisz 1986 and Williston 1915

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Coal Creek, 28 (Waggoner Ranch Formation), which is in an Artinskian/Kungurian terrestrial limestone/shale in the Waggoner Ranch Formation of Texas

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Coal Creek, 28 (Waggoner Ranch Formation)

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