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