†Pseudobranchus robustus Goin and Auffenberg 1955 (dwarf siren)
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Full reference: C. J. Goin and W. Auffenberg. 1955. The fossil salamanders of the family Sirenidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 113(7):497-514
Belongs to Pseudobranchus according to C. J. Goin and W. Auffenberg 1955
See also Estes 1981
Sister taxa: Pseudobranchus striatus, Pseudobranchus vetustus
Type specimen: MCZ 2279, a set of vertebrae (middle thoracic vertebra). Its type locality is Haile VIIA, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Florida.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Florida collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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