Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Cochleosauridae
Full reference: C. A. Sidor, F. R. O'Keefe, R. Damiani, J. S. Steyer, R. M. H. Smith, H. C. E. Larsson, P. C. Sereno, O. Ide, and A. Maga. 2005. Permian tetrapods from the Sahara show climate-controlled endemism in Pangaea. Nature 434:886-889
Belongs to Nigerpeton according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014
See also Schoch 2013, Sidor et al. 2005 and Steyer et al. 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNN MOR69, a skull. Its type locality is Ibadanane Area II, which is in a Changhsingian floodplain mudstone/sandstone in the Moradi Formation of Niger.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Niger (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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