Eocyclotosaurus appetolatus, a new cyclotosaurid amphibian from the Middle Triassic (Perovkan) Moenkopi Formation of New Mexico, U.S.A.

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• Submitted December 12, 2013; revisions recevied May 21, 2014 accepted May 22, 2014.
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• Handling editor: Florian Witzmann.
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• Citation for this article: Rinehart, L. F., S. G. Lucas, and R. R. Schoch. 2015. Eocyclotosaurus appetolatus, a new cyclotosaurid amphibian from the Middle Triassic (Perovkan) Moenkopi Formation of New Mexico, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2014.929140.
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