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Eorubeta nevadensis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Leptodactylidae

Taxonomy
Eorubeta nevadensis was named by Hecht (1960). Its type specimen is AMNH 7602, a partial skeleton (Organic imprint of a skull and parial skeleton), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Standard Oil Company of California Line Unit No. 1, which is in a Maastrichtian/Paleocene lacustrine horizon in the Sheep Pass Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Eorubeta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Eorubeta nevadensis Hecht p. 2
2018Eorubeta nevadensis Henrici et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
superfamilyHyloideaFord and Cannatella 1993
familyLeptodactylidae
genusEorubeta
speciesnevadensis

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.

Eorubeta nevadensis Hecht 1960
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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: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Paleocene70.6 - 56.0USA (Nevada) Eorubeta nevadensis (type locality: 84710)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Nevada) Eorubeta nevadensis (192234)