Trucheosaurus major Woodward 1909 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhytidosteidae

Alternative combination: Bothriceps major

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1909. On a new labyrinthodont from oil shale at Airly. Records—Geological Survey, New South Wales 8(4):317-319

Belongs to Trucheosaurus according to R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2000

See also Marsicano and Warren 1998, Poropat et al. 2023, Watson 1956 and Woodward 1909

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MMF 12697a, AMF 50977, BMNH R3728, a partial skeleton (Skull table and partial postcranium )

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Commonwealth Oil Corporation oil shale mine, Airly (Permian of Australia)

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