Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae
Alternative combination: Rothia multidonta
Full reference: E. C. Olson and J. R. Beerbower. 1953. The San Angelo Formation, Permian of Texas, and its Vertebrates. Journal of Geology 61(5):389-423
Belongs to Rothianiscus according to O. Kuhn 1961
See also de Ricqlès and Taquet 1982, Dodick and Modesto 1995, Olson 1962, Olson and Barghusen 1962, Olson and Beerbower 1953 and Seltin 1959
Sister taxon: Rothianiscus robusta
Type specimen: FMNH (CNHM) UR 87, a partial skull (lower jaw and braincase). Its type locality is Locality HA ("Lower San Angelo Fm."), which is in a Kungurian/Roadian fluvial claystone/conglomerate in the San Angelo Formation of Texas.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (6: Texas collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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