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Broiliellus brevis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Taxonomy
Broiliellus brevis was named by Carroll (1964). Its type specimen is MCZ 1424, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Archer City Bonebed 1 (Putnam Fm.), which is in a Wolfcampian terrestrial horizon in the Archer City Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Broiliellus brevis Carroll
2014Broiliellus brevis Schoch and Milner p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Dissorophoidea()
Xerodromes
Olsoniformes
familyDissorophidaeBoulenger 1902
subfamilyDissorophinaeBoulenger 1902
genusBroiliellus
speciesbrevis

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.

Broiliellus brevis Carroll 1964
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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: ground dwellinguc
Diet: carnivoreuc
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2011-01-30 12:48:41
Modified: 2011-01-29 19:48:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Reisz et al. 2009

Age range: Wolfcampian or 298.90000 to 286.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Texas) Broiliellus brevis (type locality: 79162)