Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae
Synonym: Trematopsis Olson 1956
Full reference: S. W. Williston. 1910. Cacops, Desmospondylus; new genera of Permian vertebrates. Geological Society America Bulletin 21:249-284
Parent taxon: Eucacopinae according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014
See also Carroll 1988, Milner 1985, Olson 1956, Reisz et al. 2009, Schoch 2013, Schoch and Sues 2013, Watson 1919 and Williston 1910
Sister taxa: Anakamacops, Brevidorsum, Conjunctio, Kamacops, Parioxys, Reiszerpeton, Scapanops, Zygosaurus
Subtaxa: Cacops aspidephorus Cacops morrisi Cacops woehri
Type: Cacops aspidephorus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (5: Oklahoma, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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