†Melanerpeton pusillum Fritsch 1878 (tetrapod)
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Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Branchiosauridae
Alternative combination: Apateon pusillum
Belongs to Melanerpeton according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014
See also Boy 1986
Sister taxa: Melanerpeton arnhardti, Melanerpeton eisfeldi, Melanerpeton humbergense, Melanerpeton latirostre, Melanerpeton moravicum, Melanerpeton sembachense
Type specimen: NMP 433 (Fritsch Orig. 103), a skeleton. Its type locality is Olivetin, Broumov City, Boheme, which is in a Rotliegendes terrestrial limestone in Czechia.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Olivetin, Broumov City, Boheme
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