†subfamily Moradisaurinae de Ricqlès and Taquet 1982 (eureptile)

Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae

Full reference: A. de Ricqlès and P. Taquet. 1982. La faune de vertébrés du Permien Supérieur du Niger. I. Le captorhinomorphe Moradisaurus grandis (Reptilia, Cotylosauria)—le crâne [The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Permian of Niger. I. The captorhinomorph Moradisaurus grandis (Reptilia, Cotylosauria)—the skull]. Annales de Paléontologie 68(1):33-106

Parent taxon: Captorhinidae according to S. P. Modesto et al. 2014

See also de Ricqlès and Taquet 1982, Ivakhnenko 2008 and Reisz et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Acrodenta, Baeotherates, Captorhininae, Captorhinoides, Captorhinus, Euconcordia, Helodectes, Labidosaurikos, Labidosauriscus, Labidosaurus, Opisthodontosaurus, Protocaptorhinus, Reiszorhinus, Rhiodenticulatus, Riabininus, Riabininus uralensis, Romeria, Saurorictus, Sphenosaurus

Subtaxa: Captorhinikos Gansurhinus Gecatogomphius Hyloidichnus Kahneria Moradisaurus Rothianiscus

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Morocco (1 collection)

• Permian of Argentina (2), Brazil (2), China (2), Morocco (4), Niger (4), the Russian Federation (3), Spain (1), United States (33: Oklahoma, Texas)

Total: 52 collections including 55 occurrences

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