Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Edaphosauridae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1882. Third contribution to the history of the Vertebrata of the Permian formation of Texas. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 20:447-461
Belongs to Edaphosaurus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Case 1907, Cope 1882, Cope 1888, Hay 1902 and Reisz 1986
Sister taxa: Edaphosaurus boanerges, Edaphosaurus claviger, Edaphosaurus colohistion, Edaphosaurus credneri, Edaphosaurus cruciger, Edaphosaurus microdus, Edaphosaurus novomexicanus
Type specimen: AMNH 4009. Its type locality is Coffee Creek, 34 (Arroyo Formation), which is in a Kungurian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in the Arroyo Formation of Texas.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Oklahoma, Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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