Osteichthyes - Seymouriamorpha - Karpinskiosauridae
Alternative combination: Archegosaurus austriacus
Synonyms: Branchiosaurus moravicus Fritsch 1883, Discosauriscus permianus Ivakhnenko 1981, Discosauriscus potamites Steen 1938, Discosauriscus pulcherrimus Fritsch 1879, Letoverpeton austriacum Makowsky 1876, Letoverpeton moravicum Fritsch 1883, Melanerpeton falax Fritsch 1879, Melanerpeton longicaudatum Augusta 1936, Melanerpeton magnum Augusta 1936, Melanerpeton perneri Augusta 1936, Melanerpeton potamites Steen 1938, Melanerpeton pulcherrimum Fritsch 1879, Melanerpeton spiniceps Credner 1881
Belongs to Discosauriscus according to V. V. Bulanov 2003
See also Carroll et al. 1972, Klembara 1997, Klembara and Janiga 1993 and Ruta et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Discosauriscus egregius, Discosauriscus netschajevi, Discosauriscus purlensis, Discosauriscus sacheti
Type specimens:
- Discosauriscus austriacus: Its type locality is 'Pricna zmola', Malá Lhota, which is in a Cisuralian terrestrial horizon in the Bacov Formation of the Czech Republic
- Branchiosaurus moravicus:
- Discosauriscus permianus:
- Discosauriscus potamites:
- Discosauriscus pulcherrimus: M 437, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Ruprechtice, Liberecky kraj, which is in an Autunian terrestrial mudstone/carbonate in the Broumov Formation of the Czech Republic.
- Letoverpeton austriacum:
- Letoverpeton moravicum:
- Melanerpeton falax: Its type locality is 'Pricna zmola', Malá Lhota, which is in a Cisuralian terrestrial horizon in the Bacov Formation of the Czech Republic.
- Melanerpeton longicaudatum:
- Melanerpeton magnum:
- Melanerpeton perneri:
- Melanerpeton potamites: Its type locality is Bačov, Boskovice furrow, which is in an Asselian lacustrine shale in the Letovice Formation of the Czech Republic.
- Melanerpeton pulcherrimum: CGH 3478, a skeleton. Its type locality is Ruprechtice, Liberecky kraj, which is in an Autunian terrestrial mudstone/carbonate in the Broumov Formation of the Czech Republic.
- Melanerpeton spiniceps:
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Rotliegendes of the Czech Republic (1 collection)
• Permian of the Czech Republic (7), France (1), Germany (1)
Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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