Wesserpeton Sweetman and Gardner 2013 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae

Full reference: S. C. Sweetman and J. D. Gardner. 2013. A new albanerpetontid amphibian from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, southern England. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(2):269-284

Parent taxon: Albanerpetontidae according to S. C. Sweetman and J. D. Gardner 2013

Sister taxa: Albanerpeton, Anoualerpeton, Celtedens, Nukusurus, Shirerpeton, Yaksha

Subtaxa: Wesserpeton evansae

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Type: Wesserpeton evansae

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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