†Cardiocephalus sternbergi Broili 1904 (amniote)

Osteichthyes - Recumbirostra - Gymnarthridae

Synonym: Gymnarthrus willoughbyi Case 1910

Full reference: F. Broili. 1904. Permische Stegocephalen und Reptilien aus Texas. Palaeontographica 51:1-120

Belongs to Cardiocephalus according to R. L. Carroll and P. Gaskill 1978

See also Carroll et al. 1998, Case 1910, Daly 1973, Gregory et al. 1956 and Hay 1930

Sister taxon: Cardiocephalus peabodyi

Type specimens:

  • Cardiocephalus sternbergi: Its type locality is Coffee Creek, 34 (Arroyo Formation), which is in a Kungurian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in the Arroyo Formation of Texas
  • Gymnarthrus willoughbyi: AMNH 4892, a skull. 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 (7: Oklahoma, Texas collections)

Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences

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