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]
| Limnostygis Temporal range: Pennsylvanian
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| Genus: | Limnostygis Carroll, 1967
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References edit
- ^ Wideman, Natalia Kazimiera (2002). The postcranial skeleton of the family Limnoscelidae and its taxonomic implications for understanding basal amniotes (Thesis). California State University.
- ^ 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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