Protocaptorhinus pricei Clark and Carroll 1973 (eureptile)

Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae

Full reference: J. Clark and R. L. Carroll. 1973. Romeriid reptiles from the Lower Permian. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 144(5):353-407

Belongs to Protocaptorhinus according to J. Clark and R. L. Carroll 1973

Sister taxa: Pleuristion, Pleuristion brachycoelous

Type specimen: MCZ 1478, a partial skull. Its type locality is Rattlesnake Canyon (Admiral Fm.), which is in an Artinskian terrestrial horizon in the Petrolia Formation of Texas.

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (4: Oklahoma, Texas collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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