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Nukusurus sodalis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae

Taxonomy
Nukusurus sodalis was named by Nessov (1997). Its type specimen is CCMGE 111/12177 (?or 241/12177), a mandible (fragmentary dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CBI-17, Dzharakuduk II, which is in a Turonian/Turonian fluvial horizon in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Nukusurus sodalis Nessov p. 161 figs. pl. 9
2000Nukusurus sodalis Shishkin p. 307

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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
speciessodalis

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 sodalis Nessov 1997
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Nukusurus sodalis (type locality: 58174)