Attenosaurus Aldrich and Jones 1930 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Synonym: Hydromeda Aldrich and Jones 1930

Full reference: T. H. Aldrich and W. B. Jones. 1930. Footprints from the coal measures of Alabama. Alabama Museum of Natural History Museum Paper 9:1-64

Parent taxon: Dissorophidae according to H. Haubold 1971

See also Haubold 1974, Haubold et al. 2005 and Thurmond and Jones 1981

Sister taxa: Aspidosaurinae, Aspidosaurus peltatus, Broomichnium, Cacopinae, Cincosaurus, Cursipes, Dissorophinae, Eucacopinae, Fayella, Iratusaurus, Nooxobeia, Notalacerta, Platyhistricinae, Stegops

Subtaxa: Attenosaurus jonesii Attenosaurus subulensis

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Type: Attenosaurus subulensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Westphalian of United States (2: Alabama collections)

Total: 2 collections including 5 occurrences

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