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Nukusurus insuetus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae

Taxonomy
Nukusurus insuetus was named by Nessov (1981). Its type specimen is ZIN PHA K 77-4, a mandible (incomplete dentary and fragmentary angular), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chelpyk, which is in a Cenomanian estuary/bay horizon in the Khodzhakul Formation of Uzbekistan. It is the type species of Nukusurus.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Gardner and Averianov (1998); it was considered a nomen dubium by Gardner and Böhme (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Nukusurus insuetus Nessov
2000Nukusurus insuetus Shishkin p. 306

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
familyAlbanerpetontidae
genusNukusurus
speciesinsuetus

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.

Nukusurus insuetus Nessov 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available