†Sphenacodon Marsh 1878 (synapsid)
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Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Sphenacodontidae
Synonym: Oxyodon von Huene 1908 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Sphenacodontinae according to R. R. Reisz 1986
See also Carroll 1988, Case 1907, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Paton 1974
Sister taxa: Bathygnathus, Ctenospondylus, Dimetrodon, Macromerion, Neosaurus
Subtaxa: Sphenacodon britannicus Sphenacodon ferocior Sphenacodon ferox
Type: Sphenacodon ferox
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Wolfcamp of United States (16: New Mexico, Utah collections)
• Permian of the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: New Mexico)
• Virgilian of United States (2: New Mexico)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (2: New Mexico, Utah)
Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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