Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Ophiacodontidae
Synonyms: Poliosaurus Case 1907, Theropleura Cope 1878, Winfieldia Romer 1925
Parent taxon: Ophiacodontidae according to R. R. Reisz 1986
See also Carroll 1988, Case 1907, Cope 1878, Cope 1880, Cope 1888, Gauthier et al. 1989, Haubold et al. 2005, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kissel and Lehman 2002, Kuhn 1966, Lewis and Vaughn 1965, Olson 1966, Romer 1925, Romer 1936 and Romer and Price 1940
Sister taxa: Archaeothyris, Baldwinonus, Clepsydrops, Diopeus, Elcabrosaurus, Stereophallodon, Stereorhachis, Varanosaurus, Arribasaurus, Scoliomus, Clepsydropinae
Subtaxa: Ophiacodon hilli Ophiacodon major Ophiacodon mirus Ophiacodon navajovicus Ophiacodon retroversus Ophiacodon uniformis
Type: Ophiacodon mirus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (60: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (3: New Mexico, Utah)
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma)
Total: 67 collections including 82 occurrences
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