†Melanedaphodon Mann et al. 2023 (synapsid)
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Osteichthyes - Synapsida - Edaphosauridae
Full reference: A. Mann, A. C. Henrici, H. D. Sues and S. E. Pierce. 2023. A new Carboniferous edaphosaurid and the origin of herbivory in mammal forerunners. Scientific Reports 13(4459)
Parent taxon: Edaphosauridae according to A. Mann et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Bohemiclavulus, Edaphosaurus, Glaucosaurus, Gordodon, Ianthasaurus, Naosaurus raymondi, Ramodendron, Remigiomontanus
Subtaxa: Melanedaphodon hovaneci
Type: Melanedaphodon hovaneci
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Linton (Carboniferous of Ohio)
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