Funcusvermis gilmorei Kligman et al. 2023 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Full reference: B. T. Kligman, B. M. Gee, A. D. Marsh, S. J. Nesbitt, M. E. Smith, W. G. Parker, and M. R. Stocker. 2023. Triassic stem caecilian supports dissorophoid origin of living amphibians. Nature 614:102-107

Belongs to Funcusvermis according to B. T. Kligman et al. 2023

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PEFO 43891, a mandible (right pseudodentary). Its type locality is Thunderstorm Ridge (PFV 456), which is in a Norian terrestrial horizon in the Chinle Formation of Arizona.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Thunderstorm Ridge (PFV 456)

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