Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Eobrachyopidae

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Eobrachyopidae

Taxonomy
Eobrachyopidae was named by Shishkin (1964). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dvinosauroidea by Yates and Warren (2000), Schoch and Milner (2014).

Subtaxa
Acroplous, Isodectes (syn. Eobrachyops, Branchiosauravus, Saurerpeton)
Entered
by T. Liebrecht (authorized by J. Mueller) on 2009-07-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Eobrachyopidae Shishkin
2000Eobrachyopidae Yates and Warren pp. 84, 90
2014Eobrachyopidae Schoch and Milner p. 36

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Dvinosauria
superfamilyDvinosauroideaSäve-Söderbergh 1935
familyEobrachyopidaeShishkin 1964
familyEobrachyopidaeShishkin 1964

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.

Fm. †Eobrachyopidae Shishkin 1964
show all | hide all
G. †Acroplous Hotton 1959
hide
†Acroplous vorax Hotton 1959
G. †Isodectes Cope 1896
hide
†Isodectes obtusus Cope 1868
hide
Invalid names: Acheloma casei Broili 1913 [synonym], Colosteus foveatus Cope 1869 [synonym], Eobrachyops townendae Watson 1956 [synonym], Isodectes megalops Cope 1883 [synonym], Sauropleura latithorax Cope 1897 [synonym], Trimerorhachis conangulus Cope 1896 [synonym], Tuditanus minimus Moodie 1909 [synonym], Tuditanus sculptilis Moodie 1909 [synonym], Tuditanus tabulatus Cope 1877 [synonym], Tuditanus walcotti Moodie 1909 [synonym]
Invalid names: Branchiosauravus Romer 1930 [synonym], Eobrachyops Watson 1956 [synonym], Saurerpeton Moodie 1909 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Kungurian or 309.80000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Tuditanus minimus, Tuditanus sculptilis (165526)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Isodectes obtusus (176092)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Ohio) Dendrerpeton obtusum, Sauropleura latithorax, Tuditanus tabulatus, Colosteus foveatus (85292)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Isodectes obtusus (79598)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3USA (Pennsylvania) Saurerpeton obtusum (126535)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Nebraska) Acroplous vorax (162676 179620)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Acroplous vorax (179595 180979)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Isodectes obtusus, Acheloma casei (28256) Isodectes sp. (28261) Pariotichus megalops, Trimerorhachis conangulus (28264)