Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Full reference: R. R. Schoch and H.-D. Sues. 2013. A new dissorophid temnospondyl from the Lower Permian of north-central Texas. Comptes Rendus Palevol 12:437-445

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

See also Schoch and Sues 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCZ 2369, a partial skeleton (skull (midline length 7.9 cm) with a few associated appendicular elements (humerus, radius, clavicles) attached to the ventral side, and associated block with t). Its type locality is Halsell Hill, Ralph Brixic farm, which is in an Asselian terrestrial horizon in the Nocona Formation of Texas.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Halsell Hill, Ralph Brixic farm

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