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Sunnybatrachus purbeckensis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Sunnybatrachus purbeckensis was named by Evans and McGowan (2002). Its type specimen is DORCM GS159, a limb element (subadult right partial ilium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sunnydown Farm Quarry (clay: upper horizon; equivalent to DB 102/103 ), which is in a Berriasian/Berriasian lacustrine - small limestone/claystone in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Sunnybatrachus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Sunnybatrachus purbeckensis Evans and McGowan p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
genusSunnybatrachus
speciespurbeckensis

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.

Sunnybatrachus purbeckensis Evans and McGowan 2002
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: Middle Berriasian or 145.00000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Anura indet. (type locality: 28401)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Sunnybatrachus purbeckensis (52312)