Complete Fossil Skeleton of a Permian Reptile. Permian Age From Oklahoma

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Complete Fossil Skeleton of a Permian Reptile. Permian Age From Oklahoma:
$950.00

This is a very rare find. Its a Complete skeleton from the Permian time period. The bones are found in a lose clay matrix washed and composited on this piece of matrix. Its mounted in the 3-D look that is safe to ship. There is about 15 to 20% restoration over all. Most restoration is ribs, pelvis,shoulderbladeand cracks filled. The age is Permian (280 million years old) The formation is Arroyo. It was found near Lawton, Oklahoma. This is a real fossil and not a cast or replica. The reptile is 12 inches long on a 15 inch slab.Captorhinus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Captorhinus
Temporal range: early Cisuralian, 280–270.6Ma PreЄЄOSDCPTJKPgNScientific classification 1895Type species†Captorhinus aguti
Cope, 1895Species

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Captorhinus is an extinct genus of captorhinid reptiles that lived during the Permian period. Its remains are known from North America. An immature specimen of Captorhinus was originally named Bayloria, and classified as a member of the synapsid group Eothyrididae.[1]

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1 Etymology
2 Species
3 Gallery
4 name comes from Latin captio, catcher and Greek rhino, nose, referring to the theory that the curved premaxilla may have been used to catch aguti (type species)
synonymous with:
- Captorhinus isolomus
- Captorhinus angusticeps
- Captorhinus aduncus
- Bayloria morei
- Ectocynodon incisivus
- Hypopnous squalidens
- Paracaptorhinus neglectus
Captorhinus laticeps
Captorhinus magnus

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Captorhinus aguti, Cisuralian (299-270 mya), Oklahoma, USA
Captorhinus aguti skull