Dissorophus Cope 1895 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Synonyms: Longiscitula DeMar 1966, Otocoelus Cope 1896

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1895. A batrachian armadillo. The American Naturalist 29:998

Parent taxon: Dissorophinae according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014

See also Anderson et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Cope 1896, Cope 1896, Hay 1902, Schoch 2013, Watson 1919, Williston 1910 and Yates and Warren 2000

Sister taxon: Broiliellus

Subtaxa: Dissorophus multicinctus

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Type: Dissorophus multicinctus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (7: Oklahoma, Texas collections)

Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences

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