Full reference: J. D. Pardo, B. J. Small, and A. K. Huttenlocker. 2017. Stem caecilian from the Triassic of Colorado sheds light on the origins of Lissamphibia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Parent taxon: Stereospondyli according to J. D. Pardo et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Arachana, Boreosaurus, Boreosaurus thorslundi, Brachyopoidea, Brachyopomorpha, Capulomala, Cryobatrachus, Cryobatrachus kitchingi, Diadetognathus, Diadetognathus varvicensis, Kryostega, Labyrinthodon panchetensis, Laccocephalus, Laccocephalus insperatus, Mastodonsaurus andriani, Mastodonsaurus fuerstenberganus, Mastodonsaurus indicus, Mastodonsaurus meyeri, Ninumbeehan, Pachygonia, Pachygonia incurvata, Peltobatrachus, Plagiosauroidea, Rhinesuchidae, Rhytidostea, Superstes
Subtaxa: Chinlestegophis jenkinsi
Type: Chinlestegophis jenkinsi
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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