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Tylototriton primigenius

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Tylototriton primigenius was named by Noble (1928). Its type specimen is Brit. Mus. 42742, a skeleton (skeleton on two slabs including parts of the skull, ribs and limbs), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Öhningen, which is in a MN 7 + 8 lacustrine limestone in the Upper Freshwater Molasse Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Tylototriton primigenius Noble p. 1

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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)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusTylototritonAnderson 1871
speciesprimigenius

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.

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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: MN 7 + 8 or 12.75000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Tylototriton primigenius (type locality: 34534)