Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Branchiosauridae
Synonyms: Branchiosaurus petrolei Gaudry 1875, Protriton petrolei Gaudry 1875, Salamandrella petrolei Gaudry 1875
Belongs to Apateon according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014
See also Carroll et al. 1972, Geinitz and Deichmüller 1882, Meyer 1840, Roemer 1856 and Schoch 2013
Sister taxa: Apateon caducus, Apateon dracyi, Apateon flagrifer, Apateon gracilis, Apateon intermedius, Apateon kontheri, Apateon umbrosus, Salamandrella keyseringli
Type specimens:
- Apateon pedestris: Its type locality is Munsterappel, which is in a Gzhelian/Asselian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/siltstone in the Meisenheim Formation of Germany
- Salamandrella petrolei:
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of France (2 collections), Germany (9), Italy (3)
• Kuzel of Germany (1)
• Carboniferous to Permian of Germany (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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