Branchiosaurus darrahi Romer 1939 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Branchiosauridae

Full reference: A. S. Romer. 1939. Notes on branchiosaurs. American Journal of Science 237(10):748-761

Belongs to Branchiosaurus according to Romer 1939

Sister taxa: Branchiosaurus commentryensis, Branchiosaurus salamandroides

Type specimen: MCZ 1265, a skull. Its type locality is Montrose, which is in a Pennsylvanian terrestrial shale in the Conemaugh Formation of Pennsylvania.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Montrose

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