Chilonyx rapidens Cope 1878

Osteichthyes - Cotylosauria - Diadectidae

Alternative combination: Bolosaurus rapidens

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 Chilonyx according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Carroll et al. 1972, Case 1911, Cope 1878, Cope 1883, Hay 1902 and Kissel 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMNH 4357, a skull

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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