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Amphibamus grandiceps

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Amphibamidae

Taxonomy
Amphibamus grandiceps was named by Cope (1865). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone/siderite in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Amphibamus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Amphibamus grandiceps Cope
1902Amphibamus grandiceps Hay p. 411
1909Micrerpeton caudatum Moodie p. 39 figs. 1-7
1912Mazonerpeton longicaudatum Moodie
2013Amphibamus grandiceps Schoch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Dissorophoidea()
—Xerodromes
—Amphibamiformes
familyAmphibamidae
genusAmphibamusCope 1865
speciesgrandiceps

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.

†Amphibamus grandiceps Cope 1865
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Invalid names: Mazonerpeton longicaudatum Moodie 1912 [synonym], Micrerpeton caudatum Moodie 1909 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Amphibamus grandiceps (122493) Micrerpeton caudatum, Amphibamus grandiceps, Mazonerpeton longicaudatum (type locality: 79598)