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LIST OF THE RICHARDS SPUR (FORT SILL)  TETRAPOD PALEOFAUNA

LEPOSPONDYLI

EUREPTILIA

SYNAPSIDA

PARAREPTILIA

DIADECTOMORPHA

ANTHRACOSAUROIDEA

TEMNOSPONDYLI

UNIDENTIFIED TETRAPODS

Stratigraphic chart of the lower Permian (partial)

Phylogenetic Relationships

Content updated April 24, 2006

 

RICHARDS SPUR PROTOROTHYRIDID

Eureptilia - Protorothyrididae

References

 

Reisz (1980) described some limb elements from Richards Spur as belonging to an unknown protorothyridid. The protorothyridid limb elements are very similar to the araeoscelid ones, Reisz distinguish them on the basis of limb proportions and of zeugopodial to stylopodial ratios.

 

1) Richards Spur araeoscelid or protorothyridid: femur

2) Richards Spur humeri compared (protorothyridid, araeoscelid, mycterosaurus):dorsal

3) Richards Spur humeri compared (protorothyridid, araeoscelid, mycterosaurus):ventral