Captorhinus laticeps Williston 1909 (eureptile)

Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae

Alternative combinations: Eocaptorhinus laticeps, Pariotichus laticeps

Synonym: Labidosaurus oklahomensis Seltin 1959

Full reference: S. W. Williston. 1909. New or Little Known Permian Vertebrates. Pariotichus. Biological Bulletin 17(3):241-255

Belongs to Captorhinus according to J. T. Dodick and S. P. Modesto 1995

See also Case 1911, Gaffney 1990, Hay 1930, Heaton 1979, Modesto et al. 2007, Seltin 1959 and Williston 1909

Sister taxa: Captorhinus aguti, Captorhinus kierani, Captorhinus magnus, Ectocynodon

Type specimens:

  • Captorhinus laticeps: CNHM (FMNH) UC 642, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Mitchell Creek, 29 (Waggoner Ranch Formation), which is in an Artinskian/Kungurian terrestrial limestone/shale in the Waggoner Ranch Formation of Texas.
  • Labidosaurus oklahomensis: OUSM 15022 (MUO 3-1-S7), a partial skull. Its type locality is McCann Quarry, which is in a Leonardian fluvial-deltaic sandstone/sandstone in the Wellington Formation of Oklahoma.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (5: Oklahoma, Texas collections)

Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences

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