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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