Albanerpeton cifellii Gardner 1999 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae

Full reference: J. D. Gardner. 1999. New albanerpetontid amphibians from the Albian to Coniacian of Utah, USA—bridging the gap. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(4):632-638

Belongs to Albanerpeton according to M. Venczel and J. D. Gardner 2005

See also Gardner 1999, Gardner and Böhme 2008 and Gardner et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Albanerpeton arthridion, Albanerpeton galaktion, Albanerpeton gracilis, Albanerpeton inexpectatum, Albanerpeton nexuosus, Albanerpeton pannonicum

Type specimen: OMNH 25400, a partial skull (right premaxilla). Its type locality is Smoky Hollow Member (OMNH V4), which is in a Turonian fluvial-lacustrine claystone in the Straight Cliffs Formation of Utah.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Smoky Hollow Member (OMNH V4)

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