Genus: Cochleosaurus FRITSCH, 1885
Etymology: Latin, cochleo, “spoon” and Greek, sauros, “lizard.”
= Gaudrya FRITSCH, 1885
Etymology:
= Nyrania FRITSCH, 1889
Etymology:

Species: bohemicus (FRITSCH, 1976) FRITSCH, 1885
Etymology: In reference to Bohemia, Czech Republic where the specimen was discovered.
= Melosaurus? bohemicus FRITSCH, 1876

Holotype: NMP M1268 counterpart NMP M 540

Locality: Nyrany (Nurschan), Plzen Basin, Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Gaskohl.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Westphalian D, Lower Upper Silesian Series, Desmoniensean, Upper Myachkovskian Stage, Upper Moscovian Epoch, Late Carboniferous (Late Pennsylvanian).

Material: Fragmentary skull and dentary.

Referred material:

BMNH R2823: Fragmentary skull, dentary, clavicles, and interclavicle.

AMNH 2363: Cast of BMNH R2823.

CGH 3514: Fragmentary skull.

ST 264: Fragmentary skull.

MILNER & SEQUIERA, 2003b

NMP M4225: Fragmentary skull.
Note: Was thought to be a Limnogyrinus elagans specimen.


PATON, 1975

RSM : 2 jaws.

SEQUEIRA, 2004

MB Am 80: An almost undistorted skull in dorsal view.

MB Am 81: Partial skull and postcranium.

MB Am 85: Skull table and fragmentary cheek region in dorsal view, associated with a partial clavicle.

'MM 2', an unregistered specimen in the Geologisches Museum, Marburg, informally designated as MM 2 (By Sequeira): A posteriorly incomplete skull in dorsal view.

NMP M371: Partial snout in dorsal view.

NMP M545: Mandible with incomplete anterior.

NMP M1272 and counterpart NMP M2045: Anteriorly incomplete palate and braincase in ventral view and the right mandible in medial view.

NMS G 1898/105/28/29: Part and counterpart of an incomplete left lower jaw.

NMW 1898-X-21: Anterior half of a skull in palatal view.

UMZC T231: Right half of a snout and fragmentary palatal bone in ventral view.

 

= Cochelosaurus falax FRITSCH, 1875
Etymology:

Holotype: NMP 543

Locality: Nyrany (Nurschan), Plzen Basin, Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Gaskohl.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Westphalian D, Lower Upper Silesian Series, Desmoniensean, Upper Myachkovskian Stage, Upper Moscovian Epoch, Late Carboniferous (Late Pennsylvanian).

Material:

 

= Gaudrya latistoma FRITSCH, 1885
Etymology:

Holotype: Originally in the Bayer private collection but current location unknown (as per Schoch & Milner, 2014).

Locality: Nyrany (Nurschan), Plzen Basin, Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Gaskohl.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Westphalian D, Lower Upper Silesian Series, Desmoniensean, Upper Myachkovskian Stage, Upper Moscovian Epoch, Late Carboniferous (Late Pennsylvanian).

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Referred material:

LYDEKKER 1890

BMNH R1470: Cast of the type.

 

= Dendrerpeton pyriticum FRITSCH, 1889
Etymology:

Holotype: NMP 517 (old CGH 3034?)

Locality: Nyrany (Nurschan), Plzen Basin, Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Gaskohl.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Westphalian D, Lower Upper Silesian Series, Desmoniensean, Upper Myachkovskian Stage, Upper Moscovian Epoch, Late Carboniferous (Late Pennsylvanian).

Material: Fragmentary skull.

 

= Dendrerpeton? deprivatum FRITSCH, 1889
Etymology:

Holotype: NMP 525 (old CGH 3033?)

Locality: Nyrany (Nurschan), Plzen Basin, Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Gaskohl.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Westphalian D, Lower Upper Silesian Series, Desmoniensean, Upper Myachkovskian Stage, Upper Moscovian Epoch, Late Carboniferous (Late Pennsylvanian).

Material: Fragmentary skull.

 

= Nyrania trachystoma FRITSCH, 1889
Etymology:

Holotype: CGH 312 (BMNH R1752)

Locality: Nyrany (Nurschan), Plzen Basin, Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Horizon: Gaskohl.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Westphalian D, Lower Upper Silesian Series, Desmoniensean, Upper Myachkovskian Stage, Upper Moscovian Epoch, Late Carboniferous (Late Pennsylvanian).

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

CCGH 386 (BMNH R1451): Skull.

BMNH R1452: Fragmentary skull.

BMNH R1453: Bones of the palate.

BMNH R1454: Bones of the palate.

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Species: florensis RIEPPEL, 1980
Etymology:

Holotype: MCZ 4343

Locality: Dominian Coal Co., strip mine No. 7, 2 miles north of Florence, Cape Bretion County, Nova Scotia Province, Canada.

Horizon: Morien Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Equivalent to Westephalian C, Middle Silesian series, Podolskian stage, Moscovian Epoch, Middle Carboniferous (Middle Pennsylvanian) and Upper Westphalian D, Lower Upper Silesian series, Myachkovskian stage, Upper Moscovian Epoch, Middle Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous).

Material: Skull.

Referred specimen.

MCZ 4344: Fragmentary skull with well-preserved plate.

GODFREY & HOLMES, 1995

MCZ 4342: Nearly complete skull.

MCZ 2773: Isolated postcranial remains.