Colosteus scutellatus Cope 1869

Osteichthyes - Tetrapoda - Colosteidae

Alternative combinations: Pygopterus scutellatus, Sauropleura scutellata

Synonyms: Colosteus crassiscutatus Cope 1869, Macrerpeton deani Moodie 1909 [objective synonym]

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1869. Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia, Reptilia and Aves of North America. Part I. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series 14:1-104

Belongs to Colosteus according to J. A. Clack and A. R. Milner 2015

See also Cope 1869, Hay 1902, Hook 1983, Moodie 1909, Newberry 1856 and Ruta et al. 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Colosteus scutellatus: AMNH 6916, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.
  • Colosteus crassiscutatus:
  • Macrerpeton deani:

Distribution:

• Desmoinesian of United States (1: Ohio collection)

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Ohio)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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