†Leiocephalikon problematicum Dawson 1882 (amniote)
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Osteichthyes - Recumbirostra - Gymnarthridae
Alternative combination: Amblyodon problematicum
Synonym: Leiocephalikon eutheton Steen 1934
Full reference: J. W. Dawson. 1882. On the Results of Recent Explorations of Erect Trees Containing Animal Remains in the Coal-Formation of Nova Scotia. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 173:621-668
Belongs to Leiocephalikon according to R. L. Carroll and P. Gaskill 1978
See also Dawson 1882 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Leiocephalikon problematicum: RM 3061-10, a mandible (fragments of lower jaw with 10 teeth)
- Leiocephalikon eutheton: RM 2.1191, a partial skeleton (skull roof, lower jaw and vertebrae). Its type locality is Coal Mine Point; Divison 4, Section XV, coal-group 15, which is in a Westphalian A mire/swamp sandstone/coal in the Joggins Formation of Canada.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Nova Scotia collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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