Chinlestegophis jenkinsi Pardo et al. 2017 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

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

Belongs to Chinlestegophis according to J. D. Pardo et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DMNH 56658, an other (partial skull with lower jaw and disarticulated postcrania). Its type locality is Main Elk Creek, DMNH loc. 1306, which is in a Norian/Rhaetian crevasse splay siltstone in the Chinle Formation of Colorado.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (2: Colorado collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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