Temnospondyli, Zittel, 1888
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https://doi.org/ 10.4202/app.01109.2023 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A9A05D-FFEB-2032-FF19-FC3AB824FA51 |
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Felipe |
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Temnospondyli indet.
Fig. 4A View Fig .
Material.—ZPAL V. 78/2, tooth with broken tip from lower Olenekian (Lower Triassic) of Stryczowice, north-eastern margin of the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland.
Description.—Only the base of the crown of a tooth (ZPAL V. 78/2) was preserved in the conglomerate ( Fig. 4A View Fig ). In their comprehensive comparison of amphibian and reptile teeth from the Middle Triassic, Schoch et al. (2018) showed that temnospondyl teeth were the same for the entire Lower Triassic material. Based on the fact that deep grooves are limited to the basal aspect of the tooth crown and are aligned parallel to the apicobasal axis of the tooth crown, the features present in ZPAL V. 78/2 are most consistent with this tooth being assigned to a temnospondyl. The lack of the tip of the tooth complicates any taxonomical ascription below the subordinal level.
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