Commentry (Carboniferous of France)

Where: Allier, France (46.3° N, 2.7° E: paleocoordinates 2.4° S, 15.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Stephanian C (301.0 - 300.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by NHMUK and MNHN

Primary reference: R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner. 2014. Handbook of Paleoherpetology Part 3A2 Temnospondyli I. [R. Butler/E. Dunne/E. Dunne]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 180632: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Emma Dunne on 22.07.2016, edited by Bryan Gee

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Taxonomic list

Amphibia
 Temnospondyli - Branchiosauridae
"Protriton fayoli n. sp." = Branchiosaurus salamandroides Fritsch 1875 tetrapod
NHMUK and MNHN material
Branchiosaurus commentryensis n. sp. Werneburg 2019 tetrapod
MNHNP – COM 259 (holotype): complete skeleton; 10 other larval specimens
 Temnospondyli -
Anthracobamus fayoli n. gen. Werneburg 2019 tetrapod
MNHNP – COM 206 (lectotype): skull and anterior trunk; 15 other larval specimens