Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae
Full reference: M. T. Carrano, M. P. J. Oreska, A. Murch, K. C. Trujillo, and K. R. Chamberlain. 2022. Vertebrate paleontology of the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous), III: a new species of Albanerpeton , with biogeographic and paleoecological implications. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41(5):e2003372:1-22
Belongs to Albanerpeton according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Albanerpeton arthridion, Albanerpeton cifellii, Albanerpeton galaktion, Albanerpeton gracilis, Albanerpeton inexpectatum, Albanerpeton nexuosus, Albanerpeton pannonicum
Type specimen: USNM 546683, a partial skull (fused frontals). Its type locality is USNM Loc. 42222, which is in an Aptian/Albian lacustrine claystone in the Cloverly Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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