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Conjunctio Temporal range: 299–270 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Lower Permian
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	†Temnospondyli
Family:	†Dissorophidae
Genus:	†Conjunctio Carroll, 1964
Type species
†Cunjunctio multidens Carroll, 1964

Conjunctio is an extinct genus of dissorophid temnospondyl amphibian from the early Permian of New Mexico. The type species, Conjunctio multidens, was named by paleontologist Robert L. Carroll in 1964.

History of study

The holotype specimen was found in 1911 in the Lower Permian Abo Formation in New Mexico. It consists of the skull and postcranial material including femora, humeri, scapulae, pelvis, a section of the vertebral column, and osteoderms. It was originally described by Case et al. (1913) as a referred specimen of Aspidosaurus (sometimes "Broiliellus") novomexicanus but was subsequently determined to be a distinct species by Carroll (1964). Carroll also identified a third specimen of Conjunctio, which he did not refer specifically to C. multidens; this was subsequently referred to as the "Admiral Taxon" (because it came from the Admiral Formation of Texas) by most workers until it was formalized as a distinct genus and species, Scapanops neglecta, by Schoch & Sues (2013). These authors also provided an updated description and illustration of C. multidens.

Phylogenetic position

Conjunctio is typically recovered as a basal eucacopine.

References

1. Case, Ermine C.; Mehl, Maurice G.; Williston, Samuel W. (1913). Permo-Carboniferous vertebrates from New Mexico. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington.
2. Carroll, Robert L. (1964). "Early evolution of the dissorophid amphibians". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 131: 163–250 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. ^ Schoch, Rainer R.; Sues, Hans-Dieter (2013). "A new dissorophid temnospondyl from the Lower Permian of north-central Texas". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 12 (7–8): 437–445. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2013.04.002.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Tetrapodomorpha Order: Temnospondyli Tetrapodomorpha see Tetrapodomorpha Temnospondyli see Temnospondyli Dissorophoidea see below↓ Dissorophoidea
Dissorophoidea Stegops Micromelerpetontidae Branchierpeton Eimerisaurus Limnogyrinus Micromelerpeton Nyranerpeton Olsoniformes Palodromeus Trematopidae Acheloma Actiobates Anconastes Ecolsonia Fedexia Mattauschia Mordex Phonerpeton Rotaryus Tambachia Dissorophidae Anakamacops Arkanserpeton Aspidosaurus Astreptorhachis Iratusaurus Nooxobeia Platyhystrix Dissorophinae Broiliellus Diploseira? Dissorophus Eucacopinae Brevidorsum Cacops Conjunctio Kamacops Parioxys? Reiszerpeton Scapanops Zygosaurus Amphibamiformes Eoscopus Georgenthalia Gerobatrachus Kermitops Limnerpeton Nanobamus Platyrhinops Plemmyradytes Rubeostratilia Micropholidae Micropholis Pasawioops Tersomius Amphibamidae sensu stricto Amphibamus Doleserpeton Branchiosauridae Apateon Branchiosaurus Leptorophus Melanerpeton Milnererpeton Piasimotriton Schoenfelderpeton Tungussogyrinus Xerodromeus Lissamphibia? see Lissamphibia
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