Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Branchiosauridae

Originally described in 1996 (Hunt et al.) under the name Milneria. This name was discovered to be preoccupied by a genus of molluscs and the name Milnererpeton was proposed as a replacement in 2002.

Full reference: A. P. Hunt, S. G. Lucas, and S. S. Berman. 2002. Milnererpeton, a replacement name for the temnospondyl amphibian Milneria. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 76:125

Parent taxon: Branchiosauridae according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014

Sister taxa: Apateon, Branchiosaurus, Eumicrerpeton, Leptorophus, Melanerpeton, Schoenfelderpeton, Tungussogyrininae, Tungussogyrinus

Subtaxa: Milnererpeton huberi

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Type: Milneria huberi

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kinney Brick Company Quarry (Carboniferous of New Mexico)

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