†Eoscapherpeton Nessov 1981 (hellbender)
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Synonym: Mynbulakia Nessov 1981
Full reference: L. A. Nessov. 1981. Amfibii i reptilii v ekosistemakh Mela sredney Azii [Amphibia and reptiles in Cretaceous ecosystems of central Asia]. The Problems of Herpetology. Fifth Herpetological Conference. Abstracts 91-92
Parent taxon: Cryptobranchidae according to P. P. Skutschas 2009
See also Nessov 1981, Nessov 1988, Nessov 1997 and Shishkin 2000
Sister taxa: Andrias, Aviturinae, Cryptobranchus
Subtaxa: Eoscapherpeton asiaticum Eoscapherpeton superum
Type: Eoscapherpeton asiaticum
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Kazakhstan (1 collection), Tajikistan (1), Uzbekistan (4)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences
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