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Name
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Limnoscelis paludis
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Authority
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Williston, 1911
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Meaning of the name
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"Marsh-footed reptile of the swamps"
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Size
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Body length: (1.5 m)
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Remains
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Near complete skeleton including skull
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Age and Distribution
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Horizon: Cutler Formation, Early Permian & Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)
Locality: El Cobre Canyon, New Mexico & Colorado
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Classification
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Reptiliomorpha, Diadectomorpha, Limnoscelidae
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Further Reading
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Romer, A. S. (1946). The primitive reptile Limnoscelis restudied American Journal of Science, Vol. 244, P.149-188
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Species
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L. paludis
L. dynatis Berman and Sumida, 1990
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Synonyms |
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Limnoscelis paludis copyright N. Tamura
Limnoscelis copyright D. Bogdanov |
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