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Metoposaurus diagnosticus diagnosticus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Metoposauridae

Taxonomy
Metoposaurus diagnosticus diagnosticus was named by Sulej (2002). Its type specimen is SMNS 10825, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type subspecies of Metopias diagnosticus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Metoposaurus diagnosticus diagnosticus Sulej
2004Metoposaurus diagnosticus diagnosticus Milner and Schoch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
RankNameAuthor
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Trematosauria
superfamilyTrematosauroidea
familyMetoposauridae
genusMetoposaurusLydekker 1890
speciesdiagnosticus(Meyer 1842)
subspeciesdiagnosticus

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.

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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: piscivoreg
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-01-03 21:09:05
Modified: 2009-01-03 23:09:05
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983
Collections
No collection or age range data are available