Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Edaphosauridae
Alternative combinations: Dimetrodon cruciger, Naosaurus cruciger
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. The Theromorphous Reptilia. The American Naturalist 12(12):829-830
Belongs to Edaphosaurus according to R. R. Reisz 1986
See also Case 1907, Cope 1878, Cope 1880, Cope 1886, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Romer and Price 1940
Sister taxa: Edaphosaurus boanerges, Edaphosaurus claviger, Edaphosaurus colohistion, Edaphosaurus credneri, Edaphosaurus microdus, Edaphosaurus novomexicanus, Edaphosaurus pogonias
Type specimen: AMNH 4060 (lectotype), a set of vertebrae
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Oklahoma, Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.