Synonym: Allopus Marsh 1894
Parent taxon: Temnospondyli according to H. Haubold 1971
See also Branson and Mehl 1932, Haubold 1974, Haubold et al. 2005 and Leonardi 1951
Sister taxa: Almasauroidea, Anthichnium, Archegosauriformes, Archegosauroidea, Arkanserpeton, Arkanserpeton arcuatum, Baropezia, Capetus, Colosteoidea, Edopoidea, Edopsoidea, Episcopopus, Eurycervix, Euskelia, Eutemnospondyli, Hemiprichisaurus, Hesperoherpeton, Hylopus, Ichthyostegalia, Labyrinthodon laniarius, Labyrinthodon pachygnathus, Labyrinthodon ventricosus, Limnarchia, Lissamphibia, Lysipterygiidae, Megapezia, Miobatrachus, Orthosauriscus, Otuminisaurus, Otuminisaurus limensis, Palaeosauropus, Palatinerpeton, Petrophryne major, Phrynosuchus, Phrynosuchus whaitsi, Pleuronoura, Porierpeton, Ptychosphenodon, Ptychosphenodon browni, Rhinesuchoidea, Rileymillerus, Saharastega, Saurischiocomes, Saurischiocomes keuperinus, Syphonodon, Syphonodon thecomastodon, Temnocorpichnus, Zatrachys conchigerus
Subtaxa: Nanopus caudatus Nanopus reidiae Nanopus vetustus
Type: Nanopus caudatus
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Union Chapel Mine (Carboniferous of Alabama)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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