Ectocynodon ordinatus Cope 1878 (eureptile)

Reptilia - Eureptilia - Captorhinidae

Alternative combination: Pariotichus ordinatus

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 Ectocynodon according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Case 1911, Cope 1878, Cope 1888, Hay 1902 and Heaton 1979

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AMNH 4342, a partial skull

Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ectocynodon ordinatus in the database

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