Rhineceps nyasaensis Haughton 1926 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhinesuchidae

Alternative combination: Rhinesuchus nyasaensis

Full reference: S. H. Haughton. 1926. On Karroo vertebrates from Nyasaland. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa 29:69-83

Belongs to Rhineceps according to R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2000

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SAM-PK-7866, a mandible

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Fossils 'B2', Upper Bone Bed, Chiweta (Permian of Malawi)

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