Tomeia witecki Eltink et al. 2017 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Full reference: E. Eltink, A. A. S. Da-Rosa, and S. Dias-da-Silva. 2017. A capitosauroid from the Lower Triassic of South America (Sanga do Cabral Supersequence: Paraná Basin), its phylogenetic relationships and biostratigraphic implications. Historical Biology 29:863-874

Belongs to Tomeia according to E. Eltink et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UFSM 11408, a partial skull (Right posterior corner of the skull, including otic notch, occipital region, parasphenoid, and pterygoid; a right fragment of the orbital region; an almost comp). Its type locality is Sítio Bica São Tomé 5, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial sandstone/conglomerate in the Sanga do Cabral Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sítio Bica São Tomé 5

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