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Cincosaurus jaggerensis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Taxonomy
Cincosaurus jaggerensis 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 synonymized subjectively with Cincosaurus cobbi by Thurmond and Jones (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Cincosaurus jaggerensis Aldrich and Jones p. 28 figs. Plate 9
1971Cincosaurus jaggerensis 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
genusCincosaurus
speciesjaggerensis

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.

Cincosaurus jaggerensis Aldrich and Jones 1930
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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: 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: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Reisz et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian or 318.70000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4USA (Alabama) Cincosaurus jaggerensis (type locality: 84135)