Limnostygis

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Limnostygis

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Limnostygis is a dubious genus of tetrapod from the Pennsylvanian of Nova Scotia. The fragmentary holotype specimen was found in a fossilized tree stump in the Morien Group.[1] Formerly thought to be a limnoscelid, this specimen has since been considered to be a combination of possible ophiacodont and captorhinid material.[2]

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  1. [1]
    Wideman, Natalia Kazimiera (2002). The postcranial skeleton of the family Limnoscelidae and its taxonomic implications for understanding basal amniotes (Thesis). California State University.
  2. [2]
    Wideman, Natalia Kazimiera; Sumida, Stuart (2004). "Taxonomic status of the tetrapod Limnostygis relictus and its bearing on the temporal distribution of basal amniotes". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 24 (3, Supplement): 129A.


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