Melosaurus compilatus Golubev 1995 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Archegosauridae

Belongs to Melosaurus according to R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2000

Sister taxa: Melosaurus kamaensis, Melosaurus platyrhinus, Melosaurus uralensis

Type specimen: PIN 4276/60, a partial skull. Its type locality is Golyusherma, PIN 4276, which is in an Ufimian/Kazanian terrestrial sandstone in the Baytugan Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Golyusherma, PIN 4276

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