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Kombuisia antarctica

Anomodontia

Taxonomy
Kombuisia antarctica was named by Fröbisch et al. (2010). Its type specimen is AMNH 9562, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shenk Peak (uncertain stratigraphic level), which is in a Triassic terrestrial horizon in the Fremouw Formation of Antarctica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Kombuisia antarctica Fröbisch et al. p. 189 fig. 2
2011Kombuisia antarctica Fröbisch and Reisz p. 189 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
superfamilyEmydopoideavan Hoepen 1934
Kingoriidae()
genusKombuisia
speciesantarctica

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.

Kombuisia antarctica Fröbisch et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:45
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Early/Lower Triassic or 252.17000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Antarctica Kombuisia antarctica (87420 type locality: 99431)