Bolosaurus striatus Cope 1878 (parareptile)

Reptilia - Bolosauria - Bolosauridae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. Descriptions of extinct Batrachia and Reptilia from the Permian formations of Texas. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17:505-530

Belongs to Bolosaurus according to J. Falconnet 2012

See also Broom 1913, Case 1907, Case 1911, Cope 1878, Hay 1902 and Hay 1930

Sister taxa: Bolosaurus grandis, Bolosaurus major

Type specimen: AMNH 4320, a skull. Its type locality is Mount Barry, 12 (Admiral Formation), which is in an Artinskian terrestrial shale in the Admiral Formation of Texas.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (5: Oklahoma, Texas collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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