†Melanopelta Shishkin 1967 (tetrapod)
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Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Plagiosauridae
Parent taxon: Plagiosterninae according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014
See also Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Aranetsia, Megalophthalma, Plagiorophus, Plagiosternum
Subtaxa: Melanopelta antiqua
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of the Russian Federation (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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