Eothyris
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| Eothyris Temporal range: Artinskian | |
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| Life restoration of Eothyris parkeyi (body shape is conjectural since only the skull is known) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Synapsida |
| Order: | Pelycosauria |
| Suborder: | Caseasauria |
| Family: | Eothyrididae |
| Genus: | Eothyris |
| Species: | E. parkeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eothyris parkeyi Romer, 1937 | |
Eothyris is an extinct genus of the family Eothyrididae. It was an insectivorous synapsid. It was closely related to Oedaleops.
Discovery and species
Only one species is known, Eothyris parkeyi Romer, from a single skull, found in the Belle Plains Formation in Texas. It belongs to the Artinskian age of the Early Permian.[citation needed] The skull is about 2.25 inches (5.7 cm) in length.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Palmer, Douglas; et al. (2009). Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth (first American ed.). New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 191. ISBN 9780756655730.
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