Novascoticus Carroll 1966 (tetrapod)

Amphibia - Microsauria

Full reference: R. L. Carroll. 1966. Microsaurs from the Westphalian B of Joggins, Nova Scotia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 177:63-97

Parent taxon: Microsauria according to R. L. Carroll et al. 1998

Sister taxa: Altenglanerpeton, Amblyodon, Archerpeton, Barillopus, Cymatorhiza, Dromillopus, Eurythorax, Haplosauri, Hylonomidae, Hyphasma, Microbrachidae, Microbrachomorpha, Ornithoides, Paramicrobrachis, Pariostegus, Protritonidae, Ptyoniidae, Puertollanopus, Sauropleuridae, Saxonerpeton, Stenichnus, Thyrsidium, Tuditanomorpha, Urosauri, Utaherpeton

Subtaxa: Novascoticus multidens

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Coal Mine Point; Divison 4, Section XV, coal-group 15 (Carboniferous of Nova Scotia)

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