Oedaleops is an extinct genus of the family Eothyrididae

Eothyrididae

The Eothyrididae were a small group of very primitive, insectivorous synapsids. Only two genera are known, Eothyris and Oedaleops, both from the early Permian of North America...

. It was closely related to Eothyris

Eothyris

Eothyris is an extinct genus of the family Eothyrididae. It was an insectivorous synapsid. It was closely related to Oedaleops.-Discovery and species:...

. Like Eothyris, it was probably an insectivore.

Discovery and species

Skull fragments from three individuals and some limb elements were found in the Abo Cutter formation in New Mexico

New Mexico

New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

. All remains belong to the single known species Oedaleops campi. It is dated to the Sakmarian

Sakmarian

In the geologic timescale, the Sakmarian is an age or stage of the Permian. It is a subdivision of the Cisuralian epoch or series. The Sakmarian lasted between 294.6 ± 0.8 and 284.4 ± 0.7 million years ago...

 age of the early Permian

Permian

The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...

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External links

• www.palaeos.com
• www.kheper.net
• gatito.valdosta.edu (picture of a skullcast)