Branchierpeton saberi Werneburg et al. 2019 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Micromelerpetidae

Full reference: R. Werneburg, J. W. Schneider, S. Voigt and A. Belahmira. 2019. First African record of micromelerpetid amphibians (Temnospondyli, Dissorophoidea). Journal of African Earth Sciences

Belongs to Branchierpeton according to R. Werneburg et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Branchierpeton amblystomum, Branchierpeton reinholdi, Branchierpeton saalense

Type specimen: CDUE 801a-b, a partial skeleton (Type is part and counterpart of anterior skeleton with com- bined aspect of ventral and dorsal skull). Its type locality is CDUE locality 83, which is in a Stephanian A/Stephanian B lacustrine mudstone in the El Menizla Formation of Morocco.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at CDUE locality 83

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