Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Edaphosauridae
Alternative combination: Naosaurus microdus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1884. Fifth contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of the Permian formation of Texas and the Indian Territory. Paleontological Bulletin 39:28-47
Belongs to Edaphosaurus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Case 1907, Cope 1884, Cope 1886, Cope 1888 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Edaphosaurus boanerges, Edaphosaurus claviger, Edaphosaurus colohistion, Edaphosaurus credneri, Edaphosaurus cruciger, Edaphosaurus novomexicanus, Edaphosaurus pogonias
Type specimen: AMNH 4014, a partial skeleton (fragments of palate and vertebrae)
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Beaver Creek, 24 (Belle Plains Formation) (Permian of Texas)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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