Attenosaurus subulensis Aldrich 1930 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Synonym: Attenosaurus indistinctus Aldrich and Jones 1930

Belongs to Attenosaurus according to H. Haubold 1971

See also Aldrich and Jones 1930, Haubold et al. 2005 and Thurmond and Jones 1981

Sister taxon: Attenosaurus jonesii

Type specimens:

  • Attenosaurus subulensis: ALMNH, an other. Its type locality is Galloway No. 11 Mine, which is in a Westphalian delta plain shale in the Pottsville Formation of Alabama.
  • Attenosaurus indistinctus: Its type locality is Galloway No. 11 Mine, which is in a Westphalian delta plain shale in the Pottsville Formation of Alabama.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Alabama collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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