Project 5376: B. P. Polley, R. R. Reisz. 2011. A new Lower Permian trematopid (Temnospondyli: Dissorophoidea) from Richards Spur, Oklahoma. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (4):789-815.
Specimen: † Phonerpeton pricei (unvouchered)
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Abstract

Anew trematopid amphibian, Acheloma dunni, is reported based on excellently preserved cranial and postcranial elements recovered from the Lower Permian fissure fill deposits of the Dolese Brothers Co. limestone quarry near Richards Spur, Oklahoma. The new taxon is characterized by lateral exposures of the palatine (l.e.p.) and ectopterygoid (l.e.e.), which are clearly visible externally and completely enclosed within the suborbital elements. This large, terrestrial carnivore may represent the top predator of the Richards Spur assemblage. A phylogenetic analysis including 12 taxa and 53 cranial characters yielded a single most parsimonious tree, placing Ach. dunni within the monophyletic Trematopidae as the sister taxon to Acheloma cumminsi. Furthermore, the analysis includes the enigmatic Ecolsonia and Actiobates within Trematopidae, forming a clade with the Upper Pennsylvanian Anconastes and the Lower Permian Tambachia. The study comprehensively analyses all valid and aberrant forms of Trematopidae.


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Article DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00668.x

Project DOI: 10.7934/P5376, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P5376
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  • Creation Date:
    15 July 2024
  • Publication Date:
    17 September 2024

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    • University of Toronto



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    Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M29976' (12 Taxa)

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    [1] † Acheloma cumminsi
    Taxon name last Modified on 07/15/24
    3505000001
    [2] † Acheloma dunni
    Taxon name last Modified on 07/15/24
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    [3] † Actiobates peabodyi
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    [4] † Anconastes vesperus
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    [5] † Cacops morrisi
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    [6] † Ecolsonia cutlerensis
    Taxon name last Modified on 07/15/24
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    [7] † Eoscopus lockardi
    Taxon name last Modified on 07/15/24
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    [8] † Micromelerpeton credneri
    Taxon name last Modified on 07/15/24
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    [9] † Micropholis stowi
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    2545100001
    [10] † Phonerpeton pricei
    Taxon name last Modified on 07/15/24
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    [11] † Sclerocephalus haeuseri
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    [12] † Tambachia trogallas
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