Reptilia - Parareptilia - Procolophonidae
Full reference: R. J. Butler, L. E. Meade, T. J. Cleary, K. T. McWhirter, E. E. Brown, T. S. Kemp, J. Benito and N. C. Fraser. 2023. Hwiccewyrm trispiculum gen. et sp. nov., a new leptopleuronine procolophonid from the Late Triassic of southwest England. The Anatomical Record 1-31
Belongs to Hwiccewyrm according to R. J. Butler et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UMZC 2023.4.1, a partial skull (Articulated anterior portion of skull). Its type locality is Tytherington Quarry, Fissure 2 (Bristol Channel), which is in a Carnian fissure fill limestone/marl in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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