Anaschisma Branson 1905 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Metoposauridae

Alternative spelling: Anaschima

Synonyms: Borborophagus Branson and Mehl 1929, Buettneria Case 1922, Kalamoiketer Branson and Mehl 1929, Koskinonodon Branson and Mehl 1929

Full reference: E. B. Branson. 1905. Structure and relationships of American Labyrinthodontidae. Journal of Geology 13:568-610

Parent taxon: Metoposauridae according to B. D. Mueller 2007

See also Branson and Mehl 1929, Carroll 1988, Chowdhury 1965, Gee et al. 2020, Hunt 1989, Hunt 1993, Irmis 2005, Long and Murry 1995, Marsh 1882, Schoch and Milner 2000 and Watson 1919

Sister taxa: Apachesaurus, Arganasaurus, Bogdania, Dictyocephalus, Dutuitosaurus, Eupelor, Mastodonsaurus durus, Metoposaurus, Metoposaurus fraasi, Metoposaurus hoffmani, Metoposaurus jonesi, Panthasaurus, Trigonosternum

Subtaxa: Anaschisma browni

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (85: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wyoming collections)

Total: 85 collections including 90 occurrences

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