Amphiuma Garden 1821 (amphiuma)
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Parent taxon: Amphiumidae according to D. Parmley et al. 2007
See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1875, Estes 1981 and Gardner 2003
Sister taxa: Muraenopsis, Paleoamphiuma, Proamphiuma
Subtaxa: Amphiuma antica Amphiuma jepseni Amphiuma means Amphiuma pholeter Amphiuma tridactylum
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (8: Florida, Georgia collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of United States (1: Texas)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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