Acheloma (also known as Trematops milleri) is an extinct genus of temnospondyl that lived during the Early Permian.[1] The type species is A. cumminsi.
^Reisz, Robert; Dilkes, David William (1987). "Trematops milleri Williston, 1909, identified as a junior synonym of Acheloma cumminsi Cope, 1882 : with a revision of the genus". American Museum Novitates (2902): 1–12. hdl:2246/5185.
Acheloma (also known as Trematops milleri) is an extinct genus of temnospondyl that lived during the Early Permian. The type species is A. cumminsi. Acheloma...
(now synonymized with Acheloma). British paleontologist D.M.S. Watson proposed a related clade in 1919, Achelomidae, for Acheloma, based on perceived differences...
previously described by Olson (1941) as Acheloma pricei. Dilkes also synonymized this species with Acheloma whitei, which was also described by Olson...
inclusive clade containing Dissorophus multicinctus (a dissorophid) and Acheloma cumminsi (a trematopid) but not Amphibamus grandiceps, Micromelerpeton...
three other trematopid taxa were recognized: Acheloma, Actiobates, and "Trematops" (now a synonym of Acheloma); Ecolsonia, which is now considered a trematopid...
amphibians like Seymouria, Diadectes, microsaurs, and various dissorophoids (Acheloma, Broiliellus, Aspidosaurus, etc.) were present as well. Many of these terrestrial...
indicating that the locality was deposited over several million years. Acheloma dunni, a trematopid temnospondyl Aspidosaurus sp., a dissorophid temnospondyl...
pes, or foot. It is possible that the manus possessed five digits, since Acheloma, another closely related trematopid, has been described as having five...
this finding as indicating that, although less abundant than Cacops and Acheloma, V. brevirostris was not as rare taxon as previously thought. Gônet et...
Temnospondyls of the Archer City Formation Species Material Notes Images Acheloma cumminsi Partial skull and postcrania A trematopid Aspidosaurus sp. Neural...
no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Texas †Acheloma – type locality for genus †Acheloma cumminsi – type locality for species †Achistrum †Achistrum...
At this time, only one other currently recognized trematopid was known (Acheloma and its junior synonym Trematops), in comparison to 13 known dissorophids...
external naris, a feature that is well known in derived trematopids such as Acheloma, although the feature is not exclusive to trematopids or universally found...
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