Macrerpeton huxleyi Cope 1875

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Alternative combination: Tuditanus huxleyi

Synonyms: Leptophractus dentatus Moodie 1916, Mytaras macrognathus Steen 1931

Belongs to Macrerpeton according to R. R. Schoch and A. R. Milner 2014

See also Hay 1902 and Moodie 1909

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Macrerpeton huxleyi: Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio
  • Leptophractus dentatus: AMNH 6946.
  • Mytaras macrognathus: NHMUK R.2657.

Distribution: found only at Linton

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