Osteichthyes - Tetrapoda - Colosteidae
Alternative combinations: Pygopterus scutellatus, Sauropleura scutellata
Synonyms: Colosteus crassiscutatus Cope 1869, Macrerpeton deani Moodie 1909 [objective synonym]
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1869. Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia, Reptilia and Aves of North America. Part I. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series 14:1-104
Belongs to Colosteus according to J. A. Clack and A. R. Milner 2015
See also Cope 1869, Hay 1902, Hook 1983, Moodie 1909, Newberry 1856 and Ruta et al. 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Colosteus scutellatus: AMNH 6916, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.
- Colosteus crassiscutatus:
- Macrerpeton deani:
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Ohio collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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