†Sauropleura scalaris Fritsch 1883 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Nectridea - Urocordylidae

Alternative combination: Urocordylus scalaris

Synonyms: Ptyonius bendai Fritsch 1901, Ptyonius distinctus Fritsch 1901

Full reference: A. Fritsch. 1883. Fauna der Gaskohle und der Kalksteine der Permformation Bohmens. Band 1 (1879-1883). 1

Belongs to Sauropleura according to D. Baird 1964

See also Carroll et al. 1998 and Steen 1938

Sister taxa: Sauropleura bairdi, Sauropleura longicaudata, Sauropleura pauciradiata

Type specimens:

  • Sauropleura scalaris: NMP M458, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Nyrany, which is in a Westphalian D lacustrine coal in the Kladno Formation of the Czech Republic.
  • Ptyonius bendai: CGH (unnumbered) (skull and partial skeleton). Its type locality is Kostalov, near Trutnov, which is in an Asselian terrestrial horizon in the Lower Rotliegendes Formation of the Czech Republic.
  • Ptyonius distinctus: CGH 3010, a skeleton. Its type locality is Nyrany, which is in a Westphalian D lacustrine coal in the Kladno Formation of the Czech Republic.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Permian of the Czech Republic (3 collections)

• Carboniferous of the Czech Republic (1)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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