Genus: Dendrerpeton OWEN, 1853
Etymology:
= Dendryskos STEEN, 1934
Etymology:
= Dendrerpetum LYDEKKER, 1890
Etymology:
= Erpetocephalus HUXLEY, 1867
Etymology:
= Ichthyerpetum WRIGHT & HUXLEY, 1890
Etymology:
= Smilerpeton DAWSON, 1882
Etymology:

Species: acadianum OWEN, 1853
Etymology:
= Hylonomus aciedentalus DAWSON, 1860
= Dendrerpetum acadianum (OWEN, 1853) LYDEKKER, 1890

Lectotype: NHMUK (old BMNH) R4158

Locality: Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Province, Canada.

Horizon: Coal-group 15 horizon, Joggins Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Westephalian B, upper Westphalian, Middle Silesian series, Kashirskian Stage, Moscovian Epoch, Late Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous).

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Syntypes:

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4149: = Hylerpeton dawsoni: Fragmentary right lower jaw.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R 4151: Tooth.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4159: Interclavicle.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4163: Interclavicle.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4150: Clavicle.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4152: Femur and scale.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4153: Femur and proximal end of tibia.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R436: Fragmentary skull and interclavicles.
Note: ROBINSON, AHLBERG & KOENTGES, 2005 described the braincase.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4167: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary clavicles.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4165: Counterpart of BMNH R4167: Clavicle.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4158: Fragmentary skull.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R436: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Referred material:

BMNH R4553: Interclavicle and fragmentary clavicle, and R439: Counterparts bearing remains of a small skull and postcranial elements mixed up with anthracosaur and reptile material.

GODFREY, FIORILLO & CARROLL, 1987

NSM 978GF53.1: Skull and dentary.

GODFREY, CARROLL & REISZ, 1998

NSM 978 GF 99.1: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.

MILNER, 1996/STEEN, 1934

RM 2.1184 and RM. 2.1197: A skull roof and some palatal elements in coupterpart.

MOODIE 1916

BMNH 434-438: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

STEEN, 1934

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4553: Fragmentary shoulder-girdle.

RM 3172: Hind limb.

RM 2.1194: A small skull roof in counterpart.

RM 2.1196: Counterpart blocks with skull table and several postcranial elements.

RM 2.1121, 2.1196, 2.1185, 2.1195, BMNH R4553: Fragmentary skulls.

NHMUK (old BMNH) R4555: 8 small blocks bearing assorted fragments of a smal indvidual.


= Smilerpeton aciedentatum (DAWSON, 1860)
Etymology:
= Smilerpeton aciedentatum (DAWSON, 1860) DAWSON, 1882

Holotype: RM 2.1125

Locality: Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Province, Canada.

Horizon: Coal-group 15 horizon, Joggins Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Westephalian B, upper Westphalian, Middle Silesian series, Kashirskian Stage, Moscovian Epoch, Late Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous).

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Referred material:

DAWSON, 1891

Locality: South Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Province, Canada.

Horizon: Joggins Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Westephalian B, upper Westphalian, Middle Silesian series, Kashirskian Stage, Moscovian Epoch, Late Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous).

Material:

Numbers: Not given: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

 

= Dendrerpeton oweni DAWSON, 1863
Etymology: In honor of Richard OWen.

Holotype: RM 2.1121

Locality: Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Province, Canada.

Horizon: Coal-group 15 horizon, Joggins Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Westephalian B, upper Westphalian, Middle Silesian series, Kashirskian Stage, Moscovian Epoch, Late Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous).

Material: Fragmentary skull.

 

= Platystegos loricatum DAWSON, 1895
Etymology:

Lectotype: RM 3061-9

Locality: Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Province, Canada.

Horizon: Coal-group 15 horizon, Joggins Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Westephalian B, upper Westphalian, Middle Silesian series, Kashirskian Stage, Moscovian Epoch, Late Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous).

Material: Interior of a skull roof and cheeks.

Referred material:

RM 2.1186: A series of blocks containing a skull and much of a skeleton, in loose association.

RM 2.1187: A series of 18 blocks of uncertain association but including one partial internal mould of a skull.


Locality: Unknown.

Horizon: Coal-group 15 horizon, Joggins Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Westephalian B, upper Westphalian, Middle Silesian series, Kashirskian Stage, Moscovian Epoch, Late Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous).

Material:

UMZC T.186 (DMSW B.95): Skull.

 

= Dendryazousa dikella STEEN, 1934
Etymology:

Holotype: NHMUK (old BMNH) R439

Locality: Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Province, Canada.

Horizon: Coal-group 15 horizon, Joggins Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Westephalian B, upper Westphalian, Middle Silesian series, Kashirskian Stage, Moscovian Epoch, Late Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous).

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.


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Species: rugosum (HUXLEY, 1867)
Etymology: Latin, rugosus, "wrinkled."
= Erpetocephalus rugosus HUXLEY, 1867

Holotype: TCD. T84 (Ex NMING: F14686, NMI G39.1959)

Locality: Jarrow Colliery about 7 km northeast of Castleecomer, Kilkenny County, Eire, Ireland.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Lower communis zone.

Age: Westphalian A, Middle Silesian Series, Upper Bashkirian – Lower Moscovian Epoch, Middle Carboniferous (Middle Pennsylvanian).

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragments of the pectoral girdle and ribs.

Referred material:

SM E19571: Fragmentary skull.

 

= Ichthyerpetum hibernicum LYDEKKER, 1891
Etymology:

Holotype: NMI G3.1970

Locality: Jarrow Colliery about 7 km northeast of Castleecomer, Kilkenny County, Eire, Ireland.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Lower communis zone.

Age: Westphalian A, Middle Silesian Series, Upper Bashkirian – Lower Moscovian Epoch, Middle Carboniferous (Middle Pennsylvanian).

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary clavicle.


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Species: confusum MILNER, 1996
= Dendrerpeton acadianum OWEN, 1882 (partim)
Etymology: Latin, confusum, “poured together, hence confused”, An appropriate name for almost any Joggins taxon.

Holotype: RM 2.1185 (Dawson Original 108) and NHMUK (old BMNH) R4554 (Dawson Original 122)

Locality: Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Province, Canada.

Horizon: Coal-group 15 horizon, Joggins Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Westephalian B, upper Westphalian, Middle Silesian series, Kashirskian Stage, Moscovian Epoch, Late Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous).

Material: Counterparts of one large skull, with some associated postcranial skeleton.
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