Eryops grandis Marsh 1878

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Eryopidae

Alternative combination: Ophiacodon grandis

Synonym: Eryops reticulatus Cope 1881

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

See also Cope 1878, Cope 1884 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Eryops erythroliticus, Eryops latus, Eryops megacephalus

Type specimens:

  • Eryops grandis: MCZ 2731, an other (jaw and centra)
  • Eryops reticulatus:

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (7: Colorado, New Mexico collections)

• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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