Bocatherium mexicanum Clark and Hopson 1985 (mammaliamorph)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Tritylodontidae

Full reference: J. M. Clark and J. A. Hopson. 1985. Distinctive mammal-like reptile from Mexico and its bearing on the phylogeny of the Tritylodontidae. Nature 315(6018):398-400

Belongs to Bocatherium according to J. M. Clark and J. A. Hopson 1985

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IGM 3492, a skull. Its type locality is Huizachal Canyon (general), which is in a Pliensbachian floodplain siltstone in the La Boca Formation of Mexico.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huizachal Canyon (general)

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