†Sphenacodon britannicus von Huene 1908 (synapsid)
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Amniota - Synapsida - Sphenacodontidae
Alternative combination: Oxyodon britannicus
Belongs to Sphenacodon according to R. L. Paton 1974
See also Reisz 1986
Sister taxa: Sphenacodon ferocior, Sphenacodon ferox
Type specimen: GSM 22893 and 22894 (part and counterpart), a maxilla. Its type locality is Kenilworth, which is in an Asselian fluvial siliciclastic in the Kenilworth Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Kenilworth
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