†Varanosaurus acutirostris Broili 1904 (ophiacodont)
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Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Ophiacodontidae
Synonym: Poecilospondylus francisi Case 1910
Full reference: F. Broili. 1904. Permische Stegocephalen und Reptilien aus Texas. Palaeontographica 51:1-120
Belongs to Varanosaurus according to A. S. Romer and L. I. Price 1940
See also Broili 1904, Case 1907, Case 1910, Hay 1930 and Reisz 1986
Sister taxon: Varanosaurus wichitaensis
Type specimens:
- Varanosaurus acutirostris: BSPHM 1901 XV 20, a skeleton. Its type locality is Craddock Bonebed, Brush Creek, 38 (Arroyo Formation), which is in a Kungurian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in the Arroyo Formation of Texas.
- Poecilospondylus francisi: AMNH 4174, a skeleton. Its type locality is Coffee Creek, 34 (Arroyo Formation), which is in a Kungurian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in the Arroyo Formation of Texas.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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