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Oedaleops
Temporal range: early PermianScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Synapsida Order: Pelycosauria Suborder: Caseasauria Family: Eothyrididae Genus: Oedaleops Species: O. campi Binomial name Oedaleops campi
Langston, 1965Oedaleops is an extinct genus of the family Eothyrididae. It was closely related to Eothyris. Like Eothyris, it was probably an insectivore.
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Discovery and species
Skull fragments from three individuals and some limb elements were found in the Abo Cutter formation in New Mexico. All remains belong to the single known species Oedaleops campi. It is dated to the Sakmarian age of the early Permian.
See also
- List of synapsids
References
- Langston, W. 1965. Oedaleops campi (Reptilia: Pelycosauria), a new genus and species from the Lower Permian of New Mexico, and the family Eothyrididae. Bull. Texas Mem. Mus. 9: 1–47.
External links
- www.palaeos.com
- www.kheper.net
- gatito.valdosta.edu (picture of a skullcast)
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