Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae
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
Belongs to Cincosaurus according to H. Haubold 1971
See also Aldrich and Jones 1930, Haubold et al. 2005 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Cincosaurus fisheri, Cincosaurus jaggerensis
Type specimen: ALMNH, a footprint. 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 (3: Alabama, Georgia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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