Vaughnictis Explained

Vaughnictis is an extinct genus of synapsid from the Early Permian of Colorado in the family Eothyrididae. It was originally assigned to the genus Mycterosaurus before it was assigned to the new genus Vaughnictis. It is known from a partial skull, hindlimb, and a few ribs. It is closely related to Eothyris.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Brocklehurst . Neil . Reisz . Robert R. . Fernandez . Vincent . Fröbisch . Jörg . 2016-06-22 . Beatty . Brian Lee . A Re-Description of 'Mycterosaurus' smithae, an Early Permian Eothyridid, and Its Impact on the Phylogeny of Pelycosaurian-Grade Synapsids . PLOS ONE . en . 11 . 6 . e0156810 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0156810 . 1932-6203 . 4917111 . 27333277 . 2016PLoSO..1156810B . free .

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