Astreptorhachis ohioensis Vaughn 1971 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Full reference: P. P. Vaughn. 1971. A Platyhystrix-like amphibian with fused vertebrae, from the Upper Pennsylvanian of Ohio. Journal of Paleontology 45(3):464-469

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

See also Vaughn 1971

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 21861, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is 10 miles west of Steubenville, which is in a Gzhelian terrestrial shale in Ohio.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at 10 miles west of Steubenville

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