†Apateon flagrifer Whittard 1930 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Branchiosauridae

Alternative combination: Branchiosaurus flagrifer

Synonym: Branchiosaurus brachyrhynchus Watson 1963

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

Sister taxa: Apateon caducus, Apateon dracyi, Apateon gracilis, Apateon intermedius, Apateon kontheri, Apateon pedestris, Apateon umbrosus, Salamandrella keyseringli

Type specimens:

  • Apateon flagrifer: UMZC T.22 (formerly DMSW B.48), a skeleton (in dorsal aspect)
  • Branchiosaurus brachyrhynchus:

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Germany (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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