Pyozia Anderson and Reisz 2004 (synapsid)

Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Varanopidae

Full reference: J. S. Anderson and R. R. Reisz. 2004. Pyozia mesenensis, a new, small varanopid (Synapsida: Eupelycosauria) from Russia: ‘‘Pelycosaur’’ diversity in the Middle Permian. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(1):173-179

Parent taxon: Varanopidae according to F. Spindler et al. 2018

See also Anderson and Reisz 2004, Ivakhnenko 2008 and Maddin et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Apsisaurus, Archaeovenator, Ascendonanus, Dendromaia, Mycterosaurinae, Neovaranopsia, Thrausmosaurus, Thrausmosaurus serratidens

Subtaxa: Pyozia mesenensis

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Type: Pyozia mesenensis

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Ust'-Nyafta, PIN 3717, Lower Mezen' River (Permian of Russian Federation)

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