Arenaerpeton Hart et al. 2023 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Chigutisauridae

Full reference: L. J. Hart, B. M. Gee, P. M. Smith and M. R. McCurry. 2023. A new chigutisaurid (Brachyopoidea, Temnospondyli) with soft tissue preservation from the Triassic Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 42(6):e2232829

Parent taxon: Chigutisauridae according to L. J. Hart et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Compsocerops, Icanosaurus, Icanosaurus rectifrons, Keratobrachyops, Koolasuchus, Kuttycephalus, Pelorocephalus, Siderops

Subtaxa: Arenaerpeton supinatus

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Type: Arenaerpeton supinatus

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kincumber Quarry (Triassic of Australia)

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