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Massetognathus ochagaviae

Osteichthyes - Traversodontidae

Taxonomy
Massetognathus ochagaviae was named by Barbarena (1974). Its type specimen is PV 0225 T(G), a skull, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Massetognathus ochagaviae Barbarena pp. 100-101 figs. 14-17
2015Massetognathus ochagaviae Pavanatto et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Epicynodontia
infraorderCynognathia
—Gomphodontia(Seeley 1895)
familyTraversodontidaeHuene 1936
genusMassetognathus
speciesochagaviae

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.

†Massetognathus ochagaviae Barbarena 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2009-01-03 20:50:51
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:50:51
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Carnian or 241.46400 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Massetognathus ochagaviae (99237 107353)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Massetognathus ochagaviae (98598)