Melanerpeton pusillum Fritsch 1878 (tetrapod)

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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