Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Micromelerpetidae
Full reference: R. Werneburg. 1990. Dissorophoiden (Amphibia) aus dem Grenzbereich Karbon/Perm der Saale-Senke und des Ilfelder Beckens (DDR). Zeitschrift fur geologische Wissenschaften Berlin 18:665-677
Belongs to Branchierpeton according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014
See also Werneburg 1990
Sister taxa: Branchierpeton amblystomum, Branchierpeton reinholdi, Branchierpeton saberi
Type specimen: BGRB 9previously ZGI) P9/588, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Petersburg, near Halle, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial horizon in the Wettin Formation of Germany.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous to Permian of Germany (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of Czechia (1), Germany (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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