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Euromycter Reisz & Maddin & Fröbisch & Falconnet 2011, n. gen.

Description

Genus Euromycter n. gen.

DIAGNOSIS. — As for the type and only known species, given below.

TYPE SPECIES. — Casea rutena (Sigogneau-Russell & Russell, 1974).

ETYMOLOGY. — The new generic designation refers to the location of the taxon in Europe, and “mycter” = nose, refers to the enlarged external naris that characterizes this caseid.

Notes

Published as part of Reisz, Robert R., Maddin, Hillary C., Fröbisch, Jörg & Falconnet, Jocelyn, 2011, A new large caseid (Synapsida, Caseasauria) from the Permian of Rodez (France), including a reappraisal of " Casea " rutena Sigogneau- Russell & Russell, 1974, pp. 227-246 in Geodiversitas 33 (2) on page 244, DOI: 10.5252/g2011n2a2, http://zenodo.org/record/4597072

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Reisz & Maddin & Fröbisch & Falconnet
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Pelycosauria
Family
Caseidae
Genus
Euromycter
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Euromycter Reisz, Maddin, Fröbisch & Falconnet, 2011

References

  • SIGOGNEAU- RUSSELL D. & RUSSELL D. E. 1974. - Etude du premier caseide (Reptilia, Pelycosauria) d'Europe occidentale. Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Serie 3, 230: 145 - 215.