Chelydosaurus marahomensis Verma 1962 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Actinodontidae

Full reference: K. K. Verma. 1962. Chelydosaurus marahomensis n.sp. a new fossil labyrinthodont from the Lower Gondwanas near Marahom, Anantnag District, Kashmir. Indian Minerals 16:180-182

Belongs to Chelydosaurus according to K. K. Verma 1962

Sister taxon: Chelydosaurus vranii

Type specimen: GSI 18071, a partial skeleton (pectoral girdle). Its type locality is Baliarpatti spur, Marahom (Verma collection), which is in an Artinskian lacustrine shale in the Mamal Formation of India.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Baliarpatti spur, Marahom (Verma collection)

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