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Keraterpeton galvani

Amphibia - Diplocaulidae

Taxonomy
Keraterpeton galvani was named by Huxley (1867). Its type specimen is NHMING F 14735 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jarrow Colliery, which is in a Westphalian A terrestrial coal in Ireland. It is the type species of Keraterpeton.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Keraterpeton galvani Huxley
1902Keraterpeton galvani Hay p. 414
1998Keraterpeton galvani Carroll et al. p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
—Lepospondyli()
—Nectridea()
familyDiplocaulidae
genusKeraterpeton
speciesgalvaniHuxley 1867

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.

†Keraterpeton galvani Huxley 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian A or 318.70000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Ireland (Lenister) Keraterpeton galvani (type locality: 175806)