†Eoscapherpeton asiaticum Nessov 1981 (hellbender)
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Synonym: Mynbulakia surgayi Nessov 1981
Full reference: L. A. Nessov. 1981. Amfibii i reptilii v ekosistemakh Mela sredney Azii [Amphibia and reptiles in Cretaceous ecosystems of central Asia]. The Problems of Herpetology. Fifth Herpetological Conference. Abstracts 91-92
Belongs to Eoscapherpeton according to P. P. Skutschas 2009
See also Nessov 1981, Nessov 1988 and Shishkin 2000
Sister taxon: Eoscapherpeton superum
Type specimens:
- Eoscapherpeton asiaticum: ZIN PH K77-1, a maxilla. Its type locality is CBI-4v, Dzharakuduk II, which is in a Turonian/Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.
- Mynbulakia surgayi: ZIN PH K77-3, a maxilla. Its type locality is CBI-4v, Dzharakuduk II, which is in a Turonian/Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Uzbekistan (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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