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Cretasalia tsybini

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Gobiatidae

Taxonomy
Cretasalia tsybini was named by Gubin (1999). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is 10 km NE from Khermeen Tsav 2 (red beds), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in Mongolia. It is the type species of Cretasalia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Cretasalia tsybini Gubin
2000Cretasalia tsybini Shishkin p. 303

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
familyGobiatidae
genusCretasalia
speciestsybini

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.

Cretasalia tsybini Gubin 1999
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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

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mongolia (South Gobi Region) Cretasalia tsybini (type locality: 11576)