Aspidosaurus novomexicanus Williston 1911 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Alternative combination: Broiliellus novomexicanus

Belongs to Aspidosaurus according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014

See also DeMar 1967 and Schoch and Milner 2000

Sister taxa: Aspidosaurus aphthitos, Aspidosaurus binasser, Aspidosaurus chiton, Aspidosaurus glascocki

Type specimen: YPM 810, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is El Cobre Canyon (Cutler Formation), which is in a Virgilian fluvial siliciclastic in the Cutler Formation of New Mexico.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: New Mexico collection)

• Carboniferous of United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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