Brevidorsum Carroll 1964 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Full reference: R. L. Carroll. 1964. Early evolution of the dissorophid amphibians. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 131:161-250

Parent taxon: Eucacopinae according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014

See also Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Anakamacops, Cacops, Conjunctio, Kamacops, Parioxys, Reiszerpeton, Scapanops, Zygosaurus

Subtaxa: Brevidorsum profundum

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at North of the west fork of the Trinity River (Permian of Texas)

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