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Attenosaurus jonesii

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Taxonomy
Cincosaurus jonesii was named by Aldrich and Jones (1930). Its type specimen is ALMNH, an other, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Galloway No. 11 Mine, which is in a Westphalian delta plain shale in the Pottsville Formation of Alabama.

It was recombined as Attenosaurus jonesii by Haubold (1971); it was synonymized subjectively with Cincosaurus cobbi by Thurmond and Jones (1981).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Cincosaurus jonesii Aldrich and Jones p. 28 figs. Plates 10-11
1930Hydromeda fimbriata Aldrich and Jones p. 45 figs. Plate 13
1971Attenosaurus jonesii Haubold p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Dissorophoidea()
Xerodromes
Olsoniformes
familyDissorophidaeBoulenger 1902
genusAttenosaurus
speciesjonesii()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Attenosaurus jonesii Aldrich and Jones 1930
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Invalid names: Hydromeda fimbriata Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: ground dwellinguc
Diet: carnivoreuc
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2011-01-30 12:48:41
Modified: 2011-01-29 19:48:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Reisz et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian or 318.70000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Alabama) Cincosaurus jonesii, Hydromeda fimbriata (type locality: 84135)