†Protorothyris archeri Price 1937 (eureptile)
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Reptilia - Eureptilia - Protorothyrididae
Full reference: L.I. Price. 1937. Two new cotylosaurs from the Permian of Texas. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 16:97-102
Belongs to Protorothyris according to J. Clark and R. L. Carroll 1973
See also Price 1937
Sister taxon: Protorothyris morani
Type specimen: MCZ 1532, a skull. Its type locality is Cottonwood Creek (Moran Fm.), which is in an Asselian terrestrial horizon in the Archer City Formation of Texas.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Cottonwood Creek (Moran Fm.)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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