†Colosteus Cope 1869 (tetrapod)
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Osteichthyes - Tetrapoda - Colosteidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1869. Synopsis of the Extinct Batrachia, Reptilia and Aves of North America. Part I. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series 14:1-104
Parent taxon: Colosteidae according to J. A. Clack and A. R. Milner 2015
See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1869, Cope 1875 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Deltaherpeton, Greererpeton, Ichthyerpeton, Pholidogaster
Subtaxa: Colosteus scutellatus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Ohio collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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