Dawsonerpeton polydens Fritsch 1879

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Alternative combination: Dawsonia polydens

Synonym: Macromerion juvenile Fritsch 1885

Full reference: A. Fritsch. 1879. Fauna der Gaskohle und der Kalksteine der Permformations Bohmens. 1(1)

Belongs to Dawsonerpeton according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014

See also Fritsch 1879 and Zajic 1984

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Dawsonerpeton polydens: NMP 419, a partial skull. Its type locality is Kounov, Rakovnik District, which is in a Stephanian B terrestrial siliciclastic in the Slaný Formation of the Czech Republic.
  • Macromerion juvenile: NMP 595.

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the Czech Republic (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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