Full reference: D. M. S. Watson. 1941. The origin of frogs. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 60:195-231
Parent taxon: Temnospondyli according to D. M. S. Watson 1941
Sister taxa: Almasauroidea, Anthichnium, Archegosauriformes, Archegosauroidea, Arkanserpeton, Arkanserpeton arcuatum, Baropezia, Capetus, Colosteoidea, Edopoidea, Edopsoidea, Episcopopus, Eurycervix, Euskelia, Eutemnospondyli, Hemiprichisaurus, Hesperoherpeton, Hylopus, Ichthyostegalia, Labyrinthodon laniarius, Labyrinthodon pachygnathus, Labyrinthodon ventricosus, Limnarchia, Lissamphibia, Lysipterygiidae, Megapezia, Nanopus, Orthosauriscus, Otuminisaurus, Otuminisaurus limensis, Palaeosauropus, Palatinerpeton, Petrophryne major, Phrynosuchus, Phrynosuchus whaitsi, Pleuronoura, Porierpeton, Ptychosphenodon, Ptychosphenodon browni, Rhinesuchoidea, Rileymillerus, Saharastega, Saurischiocomes, Saurischiocomes keuperinus, Syphonodon, Syphonodon thecomastodon, Temnocorpichnus, Zatrachys conchigerus
Subtaxa: Miobatrachus romeri
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mazon Creek (Carboniferous of Illinois)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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