GLIENKE–TWO NEW SPECIES OF BATROPETES: SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Supplementary Information

Two new species of the genus Batropetes (Tetrapoda, Lepospondyli) from the Central

European Rotliegend (basal Permian) in Germany

SABINE GLIENKE

Institut für Geowissenschaften, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Becherweg 21, 55099

Mainz, [email protected]

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APPENDIX S1. Characters for the cladogram of the Brachystelechidae: 35 are the same as for the analysis of the Lepospondyli in Glienke (2012), the other 23 are new.

(1) Premaxilla in dorsal view: wide (0); narrow (1); not visible (2).

(2) External naris in dorsal view: visible (0); not visible (1).

(3) Maxilla contacts external naris: yes (0); no (1).

(4) Septomaxilla: ossified (0); unossified (1).

(5) Prefrontal – external naris: distant from (0); near (1); contacts (2).

(6) Three pits along the longitudinal axis of the frontal: present (0); absent (1).

(7) Frontal into orbital margin: yes (0); no (1).

(8) Anterior process of postfrontal: present (0); absent (1).

(9) Parietal (length/width): <1 (0); >1 (1).

(10) Parietal with a crescent-shaped ridge: yes (0); no (1).

(11) Pineal foramen behind the level of the posterior orbital rim: yes (0); no (1); absent (2).

(12) Parietal – postorbital: no contact (0); contacts (1).

(13) Postparietal: paired (0); fused (1); missing (2).

(14) Posterolateral process of postorbital: wide (0); narrow or reduced (1).

(15) Quadratojugal: present (0); absent (1).

(16) Contact tabular – postfrontal: absent (0); present (1).

(17) Interorbital width/skull length: <0.35 (0); 0.35–0.45 (1); >0.45 (2).

(18) Dorsal shape of skull: triangular (0); diamond (1).

(19) Snout: blunt (0); pointed (1).

(20) Raised orbital rim: absent (0); present (1).

(21) Basal plate of parasphenoid: wide (0); narrow (1).

(22) Occiput: concave (0); straight (1); convex (2); curved (3).

(23) Ectopterygoid: present (0); absent (1).

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(24) Denticles on palatine: present (0); absent (1).

(25) Denticles on vomer: present (0); absent (1).

(26) Quadrate in exterior view: large visible (0); hardly visible (1); not visible (2).

(27) Occipital profile: low and wide (0); high and wide (1); high and narrow (2).

(28) Supraoccipital: absent (0); present (1).

(29) Occipital condyle: single (0); double (1).

(30) Dorsal process of stapes: absent (0); present (1).

(31) Jaw articulation: posterior to occiput (0); level with occiput (1); anterior to occiput (2); far anterior (>20% basal skull length) (3).

(32) Dentary: long (0); short (1).

(33) Articulation to tooth row: above (0); equal (1); below (2).

(34) Retroarticular process: short (0); long (1).

(35) Teeth: pointed pegs (0); blunt pegs (1); large cones (2); tricuspid (3).

(36) Teeth: simple points (0); multiple cusps (1).

(37) Last tooth of dentary: tricuspid (0); simple pointed (1).

(38) Anteroposterior cusp orientation: yes (0); no (1).

(39) Presacrals: 19 (0); 17 (1); >19 (2).

(40) Atlas and axis with each one pair of spatula-shaped ribs: yes (0); no (1).

(41) Atlas anterior centre: same size as posterior (0); laterally expanded (1).

(42) Dorsal neural spine: narrow and smooth (0); laterally broad and sculptured (1).

(43) Neural spine shape lateral: rectangular (0); triangular (1).

(44) Number presacrals: maximum 19 (0); >19 (1).

(45) Ribs anterior to sacrum: short (0); long (1).

(46) One pair widened sacral ribs: yes (0); no (1).

(47) Ventral scales: absent (0); present (1).

(48) Wide concave indentation between plate and stem of interclavicle: yes (0); no (1).

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(49) Ossification of scapulocoracoid: only scapula (0); complete (1).

(50) Pelvic girdle: fused (0); sutural articulated (1); poor ossified (2).

(51) Obturator foramen: marginal position (0); central position (1).

(52) Anterior margin of pubis: straight (0); bent (1).

(53) Ossification of humerus: complete (0); incomplete (1).

(54) Digit 2/humerus ratio: <0.5 (0); ≥0.5 (1).

(55) Ossified carpals: 1 (0); ≥2 (1).

(56) Femur: long (0); short (1).

(57) Femoral shaft: robust (0); slender (1).

(58) Distal tibia expansion: present (0); absent (1).

APPENDIX S2. Character scores.

Taxon 10 20 30 40 50 58

Altenglanerpeton 210?011101 1000112010 ?2???2111? 2???????2? 0?????0??? ????????

B. appelensis ???1200??0 ??2?1??101 13????0?10 211031A000 0100001100 00110101

B. fritschi 21?1200010 0120100101 ?3????0110 211131?010 A100000?00 00?11101

B. 2111200000 0120101101 0311110110 2111310000 0100001010 11001101 niederkirchensis

B. palatinus 2111200110 0121101101 0311100110 2111310010 0100001010 00011101

Carrolla 0000210000 1120102100 13111?1010 3?2031?0?? ?????????? ????????

Pantylus 1100011111 2001011010 0100020101 1021201121 10111?0011 ??0??010

Quasicaecilia 21?1110000 01201-0101 03????2001 3???20?1?? ?????????? ????1???

Saxonerpeton 0001211011 0001011001 110001111? 2021001121 10111100?1 ?00?1010

A, (0,1)

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LITERATURE CITED

Glienke, S. 2012. A new "microsaur" (Amphibia; Lepospondyli) from the Rotliegend of the

Saar–Palatinate region (Carboniferous/Permian transition; West Germany).

Paläontologische Zeitschrift 86:297–311.

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