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Pelycosauria (Eupelycosauria), Varanopseidae
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Varanops brevirostris Period: Vale formation, Clear Fork group, lower Permian Location: south of Abilene Texas Date found: February 14, 1998 Found By: Robert Burt Nickname: Junior Collection: Texas Memorial Museum at Austin, catalogue number TMM 43628 Collected& donated by: Jo Cox, Judie Ostlien, and Robert Burt Identified by: Bill May, Dr. Robert Reisz, Dr. Wann Langston, Dr. Stuart Sumida Prepared & described by: Dr. Robert Reisz & students, University of Toronto at Mississauga Photo by: Diane Scott, preparator, University of Toronto at Mississauga Size: ~ 60 cm long |
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Description: species name means "short snout". This is the only Varanops found outside the Cacops Beds of Archer County Texas. It is 30% larger than any other specimen. |
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Pelycosauria (Eupelycosauria), Sphenacodontidae
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Dimetrodon giganhomogenes Period: Vale formation, Clear Fork group, lower Permian Location: near Lawn Texas Year found: 1907 Collection: Texas Memorial Museum at Austin Size: ? mm long |
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