Platyrhinops lyelli Wyman 1858

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Amphibamidae

Alternative combinations: Pelion lyellii, Raniceps lyelli

Synonyms: Eryops platypus Cope 1877, Ichthycanthus platypus Cope 1877, Tuditanus mordax Cope 1874

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

See also Hay 1902, Panchen 1970, Ruta et al. 2003 and Schoch 2013

Sister taxa: Platyrhinops fritschi, Ichthycanthus ohiensis

Type specimens:

  • Platyrhinops lyelli: AMNH 6841, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.
  • Ichthycanthus platypus: Columbia Univ. 7954G, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.
  • Tuditanus mordax: AMNH 2566. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.

Distribution: found only at Linton

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