Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Full reference: D. M. S. Watson. 1941. The origin of frogs. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 60:195-231

Parent taxon: Temnospondyli according to D. M. S. Watson 1941

Sister taxa: Almasauroidea, Anthichnium, Archegosauriformes, Archegosauroidea, Arkanserpeton, Arkanserpeton arcuatum, Baropezia, Capetus, Colosteoidea, Edopoidea, Edopsoidea, Episcopopus, Eurycervix, Euskelia, Eutemnospondyli, Hemiprichisaurus, Hesperoherpeton, Hylopus, Ichthyostegalia, Labyrinthodon laniarius, Labyrinthodon pachygnathus, Labyrinthodon ventricosus, Limnarchia, Lissamphibia, Lysipterygiidae, Megapezia, Nanopus, Orthosauriscus, Otuminisaurus, Otuminisaurus limensis, Palaeosauropus, Palatinerpeton, Petrophryne major, Phrynosuchus, Phrynosuchus whaitsi, Pleuronoura, Porierpeton, Ptychosphenodon, Ptychosphenodon browni, Rhinesuchoidea, Rileymillerus, Saharastega, Saurischiocomes, Saurischiocomes keuperinus, Syphonodon, Syphonodon thecomastodon, Temnocorpichnus, Zatrachys conchigerus

Subtaxa: Miobatrachus romeri

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mazon Creek (Carboniferous of Illinois)

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