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Broiliellus olsoni

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Taxonomy
Broiliellus olsoni was named by DeMar (1967). Its type specimen is UT 3189-8, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Thaxton Ranch, which is in a Wolfcampian terrestrial horizon in Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Broiliellus olsoni DeMar p. 123 fig. 2
2014Broiliellus olsoni Schoch and Milner p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Dissorophoidea()
Xerodromes
Olsoniformes
familyDissorophidaeBoulenger 1902
subfamilyDissorophinaeBoulenger 1902
genusBroiliellus
speciesolsoni

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.

Broiliellus olsoni DeMar 1967
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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: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Reisz et al. 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wolfcampian or 298.90000 to 286.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Texas) Broiliellus olsoni (type locality: 13048)