| Source Data | |
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Ophiacodontidae : Embolophorus |
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Classification
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Embolophorus | genus | belongs to Pelycosauria | stated without evidence | Cope, 1878 | | Embolophorus | genus | belongs to Clepsydropidae | stated without evidence | Cope, 1888 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Amniota) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. D. Cope. 1878. Descriptions of extinct Batrachia and Reptilia from the Permian formations of Texas. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17:505-530 |
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| Cope E. D. Descriptions of extinct Batrachia and Reptilia from the Permian formations of Texas, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17, 505-530 |
| Cope E. D. Systematic catalogue of the species of Vertebrata found in the beds of the Permian Epoch in North America with notes and descriptions, Transactions of the Philosophical Society of America, New Series 16 2, 285-297 |
| Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868 |
| Hay O. P. (1930) Second Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America, Carnegie Institution of Washington 390 II, 1-1074 |
Embolophorus ✝
