†Prodesmodon copei Estes 1964 (salamander)
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Amphibia - Proteida - Batrachosauroididae
Synonym: Cuttysarkus mcnallyi Estes 1964
Full reference: R. Estes. 1964. Fossil vertebrates from the Late Cretaceous Lance Formation, eastern Wyoming. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 49:1-187
Belongs to Prodesmodon according to B. G. Naylor 1979
See also Bryant 1989, Estes 1964, Estes 1981, Estes 1983 and Estes and Berberian 1970
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Prodesmodon copei: UCMP 55783, a set of vertebrae (dorsal vertebra). Its type locality is Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
- Cuttysarkus mcnallyi: UCMP 49942, a mandible (complete left dentary). Its type locality is Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (4: Colorado, Montana collections)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (20: Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 25 collections including 31 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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