†Galesphyrus capensis Broom 1914 (diapsid)
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Full reference: R. Broom. 1914. Croonian Lecture: On the origin of mammals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Containing Papers of a Biological Character 206:1-48
Belongs to Galesphyrus according to R. L. Carroll 1976
See also Broom 1914
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SAM 2758, a partial skeleton (most of a skeleton except the skull). Its type locality is Oorlog's Kloof, Calvinia, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial sandstone in South Africa.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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