Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Branchiosauridae
Synonym: Melanerpetum Lydekker 1890
Parent taxon: Branchiosauridae according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014
See also Carroll et al. 1972 and Schoch and Milner 2008
Sister taxa: Apateon, Branchiosaurus, Eumicrerpeton, Leptorophus, Milnererpeton, Schoenfelderpeton, Tungussogyrininae, Tungussogyrinus
Subtaxa: Melanerpeton arnhardti Melanerpeton eisfeldi Melanerpeton humbergense Melanerpeton latirostre Melanerpeton moravicum Melanerpeton pusillum Melanerpeton sembachense
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Rotliegendes of the Czech Republic (1 collection)
• Permian of the Czech Republic (6), Germany (6)
• Carboniferous of Germany (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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