†Clepsydrops magnus Romer 1961 (ophiacodont)
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Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Ophiacodontidae
Full reference: A. S. Romer. 1961. A large ophiacodont pelycosaur from the Pennsylvanian of the Pittsburgh region. Breviora 144:1-7
Belongs to Clepsydrops according to A. S. Romer 1961
See also Reisz 1986
Sister taxa: Clepsydrops collettii, Clepsydrops vinslovii
Type specimen: CM 13942, a set of limb elements. Its type locality is McKnight Road 6 miles north of Pittsburgh, which is in a Missourian/Virgilian terrestrial shale/siltstone in the Casselman Formation of Pennsylvania.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at McKnight Road 6 miles north of Pittsburgh
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