Trematosaurus galae Novikov 2010 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Trematosauridae

Full reference: I. V. Novikov. 2010. New data on trematosauroid labyrinthodonts of Eastern Europe: 2. Trematosaurus galae sp. nov.: cranial morphology. Paleontological Journal 44(4):94-104

Belongs to Trematosaurus according to I. V. Novikov 2010

Sister taxa: Trematosaurus brauni, Trematosaurus thuringiensis

Type specimen: PIN 1043/774, a partial skull (Preorbital skull fragment without the narial region). Its type locality is Lipovskaya gully (Donskaya Luka), which is in an Olenekian terrestrial horizon in the Lipovskaya Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lipovskaya gully (Donskaya Luka)

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