A revision of the cranial morphology of the lower Permian temnospondyl amphibian Acroplous vorax Hotton
- 20 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
- Vol. 10 (3) , 390-397
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.1990.10011822
Abstract
The cranial morphology of Acroplous vorax Hotton, 1959, is restudied on the basis of new specimens collected from the Speiser Shale Formation (Council Grove Group, Lower Permian) of Wabaunsee County, Kansas. Acroplous, assigned to the trimerorhachoid family Saurerpetontidae, is characterized by complete absence of the intertemporal and shortened postparietal. Saurerpetontids are further distinguished from other trimerorhachoids by the presence of a dorsally exposed palatine.Keywords
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