Micromelerpeton credneri Bulman and Whittard 1926 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Micromelerpetidae

Alternative combination: Branchiosaurus credneri

Full reference: O. M. B. Bulman and W. F. Whittard. 1926. On Branchiosaurus and allied genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1926:533-579

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

See also Ruta et al. 2003, Schoch 2013 and Watson 1963

Sister taxa: Micromelerpeton boyi, Micromelerpeton ulmetense

Type specimen: UMZC T.16 (formerly DMSW B.40, Watson 1963), a skeleton (Almost complete skeleton)

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Vineyards south of Odernheim am Glan (Permian of Germany)

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