Acheloma cryptatheria Osterling Arias et al. 2024 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Trematopidae

Full reference: A. F. Osterling Arias, E. D. Mooney, J. J. Bevitt and R. R. Reisz. 2024. A new trematopid from the lower Permian of Oklahoma and new insights into the genus Acheloma. PLOS ONE 19(10):e0309393

Belongs to Acheloma according to A. F. Osterling Arias et al. 2024

Sister taxon: Acheloma cumminsi

Type specimen: ROMVP 88291. Its type locality is Richards Spur, which is in an Artinskian fissure fill claystone/conglomerate in Oklahoma.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Richards Spur

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