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Apricosiren

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Apricosiren was named by Evans and McGowan (2002). It is not extant. Its type is Apricosiren ensomi.

It was assigned to Caudata by Evans and McGowan (2002).

Species
A. ensomi (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2009-10-28; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Apricosiren Evans and McGowan p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
genusApricosiren

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.

G. †Apricosiren Evans and McGowan 2002
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Apricosiren ensomi Evans and McGowan 2002
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Berriasian or 141.00000 to 139.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian143.1 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) Batrachosauroididae indet. (28401 28995)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (52312)