Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Brachyopidae
Full reference: R. J. Damiani and A. M. Jeannot. 2002. A brachyopid temnospondyl from the Lower Cynognathus Assemblage Zone in the northern Karoo Basin, South Africa. Palaeontologia africana 38:57-69
Parent taxon: Brachyopidae according to R. J. Damiani and A. M. Jeannot 2002
See also Damiani and Rubidge 2003
Sister taxa: Banksiops, Batrachosuchus, Blinasaurus, Bothriceps, Brachyops, Ferganobatrachus, Gobiops, Notobrachyops, Platycepsion, Sinobrachyops, Vanastega, Vigilius, Xenobrachyops
Subtaxa: Bathignathus poikilops Bathignathus watsoni
Type: Batrachosuchus watsoni
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of South Africa (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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