Full reference: M. G. Mehl. 1915. Poposaurus gracilis, a new reptile from the Triassic of Wyoming. Journal of Geology 23:516-522
Belongs to Poposaurus according to S. J. Nesbitt 2011
See also Colbert 1961, Gauthier et al. 2011, Hay 1930, Irmis 2005, Long and Murry 1995, Mehl 1915, Parrish 1993, Parrish and Carpenter 1986, Steel 1970 and Weinbaum and Hungerbühler 2007
Sister taxon: Poposaurus langstoni
Type specimen: FMNH UR 357, a set of postcrania (Two dorsal vertebrae, sacrals, one or two caudals, left ilium, proximal left femur, right femur, distal left tibia, partial right tibia). Its type locality is Little Popo Agie River, which is in a Carnian terrestrial horizon in the Popo Agie Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (17: Arizona, Arizona , Texas, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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