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Published: 2009-03-01 05:59:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 1142; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 0
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Branchiosaurus sp., small temnospondyl from the late Pennsylvanian to the Early Permian, that displays evidence of gills. The genus might actually not be valid and the fossils be larval stages of large temnospondyl such as Eryops.Related content
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This reminds me if a modern day animal... Someone tell me whatnim thinking of. I'm too lazy to search it up.
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So kinda like axlotls and salamanders then?
Still, this would look awesome in my fish tank. By itself, with nothing but food fish. Great job on the little feathery gills.
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At the larval stage yes, but as an adult it won't fit in your tank ...:
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Hm, will need a bigger tank then. Or a river
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may be just a very big pond with lots of fish.
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It'd probabley eat all the fish...I remember how many of these ancient amphibians were carnivorous.
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Pond would be easier to manage, though I have a eiver just down the road. May not be quite deep enough though.
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That's one mighty Axolotl that you're got there!
It's a beauty!
I love it! <3 For that Amphibian!
Keep it up there Though!
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I happen to own a fossil of this amphibian, which I got for Christmas in 2007.
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If Branchiosaurus does turn out to be invalid, wouldn't that invalidate the entire taxon of Branchiosaurida?
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Either that, or we wind up suffering through another taxon named after an invalid name...
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And what's worse, all of the good names are taken, AND invalidated.
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