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Olsoniformes

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Olsoniformes Anderson et al. p. 72
2009Olsoniformes Reisz et al. p. 790
2011Olsoniformes Bourget and Anderson p. 45
2013Olsoniformes Schoch
2013Olsoniformes Schoch and Sues p. 438
2014Olsoniformes Schoch and Milner p. 52

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

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.

Unr. †Olsoniformes Anderson et al. 2008
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Fm. †Dissorophidae Boulenger 1902
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Subfm. †Aspidosaurinae Case 1910
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G. †Aspidosaurus Broili 1904
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Aspidosaurus binasser Berman and Lucas 2003
Aspidosaurus chiton Broili 1904
Aspidosaurus novomexicanus Williston 1911
Invalid names: Alegeinosaurus Case 1911 [synonym], Aspidosaurus aphthitos Cope 1881 [nomen dubium]
G. †Attenosaurus Aldrich and Jones 1930
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Attenosaurus jonesii Aldrich and Jones 1930
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Invalid names: Hydromeda fimbriata Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
Attenosaurus subulensis Aldrich 1930
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Invalid names: Attenosaurus indistinctus Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hydromeda Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
G. †Broomichnium Kuhn 1958
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G. †Cincosaurus Aldrich and Jones 1930
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Cincosaurus cobbi Aldrich and Jones 1930
Cincosaurus fisheri Aldrich and Jones 1930
Cincosaurus jaggerensis Aldrich and Jones 1930
G. †Cursipes Matthew 1903
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Cursipes dawsoni Matthew 1903
Cursipes levis Matthew 1904
Subfm. †Dissorophinae Boulenger 1902
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G. †Broiliellus Williston 1914
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Broiliellus brevis Carroll 1964
Broiliellus olsoni DeMar 1967
Broiliellus reiszi Holmes et al. 2013
Broiliellus texensis Williston 1914
Invalid names: Broiliellus hektotopos Berman and Berman 1975 [nomen dubium]
G. †Dissorophus Cope 1895
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Invalid names: Dissorophus articulatus Cope 1896 [synonym], Longiscitula houghae DeMar 1966 [synonym], Otocoelus mimeticus Cope 1896 [synonym], Otocoelus testudineus Cope 1896 [synonym]
Invalid names: Longiscitula DeMar 1966 [synonym], Otocoelus Cope 1896 [synonym]
Unr. †Eucacopinae Schoch and Sues 2013
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G. †Anakamacops Li and Cheng 1999
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Anakamacops petrolicus Li and Cheng 1999
G. †Brevidorsum Carroll 1964
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Brevidorsum profundum Carroll 1964
G. †Cacops Williston 1910
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Cacops aspidephorus Williston 1910
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Invalid names: Trematopsis seltini Olson 1956 [synonym]
Cacops morrisi Reisz et al. 2009
Cacops woehri Froebisch and Reisz 2012
Invalid names: Trematopsis Olson 1956 [synonym]
G. †Conjunctio Carroll 1964
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Conjunctio multidens Carroll 1964
G. †Kamacops Gubin 1980
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Kamacops acervalis Gubin 1980
G. †Parioxys Cope 1878
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Parioxys bolli Carroll 1964
Parioxys ferricolus Cope 1878
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Invalid names: Eryops ferricolus Cope 1878 [synonym]
G. †Reiszerpeton Maddin et al. 2013
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Reiszerpeton renascentis Maddin et al. 2013
G. †Scapanops Schoch and Sues 2013
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Scapanops neglecta Schoch and Sues 2013
G. †Zygosaurus Eichwald 1848
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Zygosaurus lucius Eichwald 1848
G. †Fayella Olson 1965
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Invalid names: Fayella chickashaensis Olson 1965 [nomen dubium]
G. †Iratusaurus Gubin 1980
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Iratusaurus vorax Gubin 1980
G. †Nooxobeia Gee et al. 2018
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Nooxobeia gracilis Gee et al. 2018
G. †Notalacerta Butts 1891
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Notalacerta magna Butts 1891
Notalacerta pentadactyla Gilmore 1927
Subfm. †Platyhistricinae Schoch and Milner 2014
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G. †Astreptorhachis Vaughn 1971
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G. †Platyhystrix Williston 1911
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Platyhystrix rugosus Case 1910
G. †Stegops Moodie 1909
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Stegops newberryi Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Ceraterpeton divaricatum Cope 1885 [synonym], Erpetosaurus tuberculatus Moodie 1909 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aspidosaurus peltatus Williston 1911 [nomen dubium], Cacopinae Noble 1931 [empty], Otocoelidae Cope 1896 [synonym], Stegopidae Moodie 1909 [synonym]
Fm. †Trematopidae Williston 1910
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G. †Acheloma Cope 1882
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Acheloma cumminsi Cope 1882
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Invalid names: Acheloma dunni Polley and Reisz 2011 [synonym], Trematops milleri Williston 1909 [synonym]
Invalid names: Trematops Williston 1909 [objective synonym]
G. †Actiobates Eaton 1973
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Actiobates peabodyi Schoch and Milner 2014
G. †Anconastes Berman et al. 1987
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Anconastes vesperus Berman et al. 1987
G. †Ecolsonia Vaughn 1969
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Ecolsonia cutlerensis Vaughn 1969
G. †Fedexia Berman et al. 2010
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Fedexia striegeli Berman et al. 2010
G. †Mordex Steen 1938
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Mordex calliprepes Steen 1938
G. †Phonerpeton Dilkes 1990
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Phonerpeton pricei Olson 1941
Phonerpeton whitei Olson 1941
G. †Rotaryus Berman et al. 2011
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Rotaryus gothae Berman et al. 2011
G. †Tambachia Sumida et al. 1998
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Tambachia trogallas Sumida et al. 1998
Invalid names: Achelomidae Watson 1919 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Reisz et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Wordian or 309.80000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Cincosaurus cobbi (150407)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Alabama) Attenosaurus subulensis, Attenosaurus indistinctus, Cincosaurus cobbi, Cincosaurus jaggerensis, Cincosaurus jonesii, Cincosaurus fisheri, Hydromeda fimbriata (84135) Notalacerta missouriensis, Attenosaurus subulensis, Cincosaurus cobbi (81525)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Stegops newberryi (176092)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Czech Republic (Pilsen) Mordex calliprepes (84835)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) Ceraterpeton divaricatum, Stegops divaricata, Erpetosaurus tuberculatus (85292)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Actiobates peabodyi (80784)
Missourian - Gzhelian306.0 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Anconastes vesperus (12943)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Astreptorhachis ohioensis (176110)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Aspidosaurus sp. (180631)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Aspidosaurus sp. (13947)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Platyhystrix sp. (180633)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Pennsylvania) Fedexia striegeli (179596)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Aspidosaurus novomexicanus, Platyhystrix rugosus (34761)
Gzhelian - Sakmarian303.7 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Platyhystrix rugosus (180989)
Virgilian - Wolfcampian303.7 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Broiliellus novomexicanus, Conjunctio multidens (77412)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Conjunctio sp., Scapanops neglecta (173721)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Ohio) Broiliellus hektotopos (80720)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Utah) Platyhystrix rugosus (13257)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Conjunctio multidens (173814)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Texas) Brevidorsum profundum, Reiszerpeton renascentis (180393) Parioxys ferricolus (22667)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Broiliellus reiszi (179932) Ctenosaurus rugosus (180944) Ecolsonia cutlerensis (171346 180107) Ecolsonia cutlerensis, Platyhystrix rugosus (180106) Platyhystrix rugosus (80833 180383 180384 180940 181077) Platyhystrix sp. (180974 181078)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Colorado) Conjunctio multidens (85475) Platyhystrix rugosus (85479)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Texas) Acheloma cumminsi, Broiliellus brevis, Acheloma pricei, Parioxys bolli (79162) Broiliellus olsoni (13048)
Cisuralian298.9 - 273.01USA (Texas) Dissorophus multicinctus (180945)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Oklahoma) Acheloma sp. (221391 221392)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 272.3USA (Texas) Parioxys ferricolus (11152)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Germany (Thuringia) Dissorophidae new sp. , Tambachia trogallas, Trematopidae new sp. (80112)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Acheloma whitei (28145) Aspidosaurus glascocki (28143) Aspidosaurus sp. (13080) Aspidosaurus sp., Platyhystrix sp., Parioxys ferricolus (28238) Parioxys ferricolus (28142) Parioxys sp. (22669) Platyhystrix sp. (84716) Trematops sp. (22668)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Oklahoma) Dissorophidae indet., Aspidosaurus sp., Cacops sp., Trematopsidae indet., Acheloma cumminsi, Dissorophinae indet., Acheloma dunni, Dissorophus multicinctus, Cacops woehri, Cacops aspidephorus (67862)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Texas) Aspidosaurus binasser (85300) Broiliellus sp. (28250) Broiliellus texensis (28242)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01USA (Texas) Cacops aspidophorus (79601)
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian279.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Kirov) Zygosaurus sp. (80022)
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian279.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Alegeinosaurus sp. (180620)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Acheloma sp., Dissorophus multicinctus, Aspidosaurus chiton, Alegeinosaurus aphthitos (28256) Broiliellus arroyoensis (13046) Cacops aspidephorus (28264) Dissorophidae indet., Trematops milleri, Aspidosaurus peltatus, Broiliellus peltatus (28267) Dissorophus multicinctus (22671 28270) Dissorophus sp., Otocoelus testudineus (28266) Otocoelus testudineus (22670) Trematopsis seltini (36571 67735)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Gansu) Anakamacops petrolicus (85431)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28USA (Oklahoma) Fayella chickashaensis (27475) Nooxobeia gracilis (217886)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Perm) Kamacops acervalis (87102)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Perm Krai) Kamacops acervalis (187372)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Iratusaurus vorax (27341) Zygosaurus lucius (187931)