Dawsonerpeton Zajic 1984 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Synonym: Dawsonia Fritsch 1879 [replaced name]

Full reference: J. Zajic. 1984. Dawsonerpeton, new name for Dawsonia Fritsch (Amphibia, Temnospondyl). Vestnik Ustredniho Ustavu Geologickeho 59(2):115

Parent taxon: Dvinosauria according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014

See also Zajic 1984

Sister taxa: Dvinosauroidea, Erpetosaurus, Eugyrinus, Laidleriidae, Neldasaurus, Saurerpetontidae, Timonya, Trimerorhachidae, Trimerorhachoidea, Trypanognathus

Subtaxa: Dawsonerpeton polydens

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Type: Dawsonia polydens

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the Czech Republic (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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