Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Micromelerpetidae
Holotype was figured by Carroll et al. (1999) as Branchiosaurus salamandroides
Full reference: R. Werneburg. 2012. Dissorophoide Amphibien aus dem Asturian (Ober-Karbon) von Nyrany in Bohmen (Tschechische Republik) - der Schlussel zum Verstandnis der fruhen "Branchiosaurier". Veröffentlichungen des Naturhistorischen Museums Schleusingen 27:3-50
Belongs to Nyranerpeton according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014
See also Werneburg 2012
Sister taxon: Nyranerpeton montceauense
Type specimen: NHMW-1898/X/21, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Nyrany, which is in a Westphalian D lacustrine coal in the Kladno Formation of the Czech Republic.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Nyrany
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