Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae
Alternative combination: Rothia robusta
Full reference: E. C. Olson. 1965. New Permian vertebrates from the Chickasha Formation in Oklahoma. Circular Oklahoma Geological Survey 70:1-70
Belongs to Rothianiscus according to J. T. Dodick and S. P. Modesto 1995
See also de Ricqlès and Taquet 1982 and Olson 1965
Sister taxon: Rothianiscus multidonta
Type specimen: FMNH (CNHM) UR 966, a mandible (posterior left lower jaw). Its type locality is BC-7 (Chickasha Formation), which is in a Roadian/Wordian deltaic sandstone/shale in the Chickasha Formation of Oklahoma.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (9: Oklahoma collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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