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Discosauriscus austriacus

Karpinskiosauridae

Taxonomy

Archegosaurus austriacus was named by Makowsky (1876). It is not extant. It is the type species of Discosauriscus.

It was recombined as Discosauriscus austriacus by Bulanov (2003).

Synonyms

Discosauriscus pulcherrimus was named by Fritsch (1879). It is not extant. Its type specimen is M 437, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Ruprechtice, Liberecky kraj, which is in an Autunian terrestrial mudstone/carbonate in the Broumov Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara and Janiga (1993).
Discosauriscus potamites was named by Steen (1938). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara and Janiga (1993).
Melanerpeton pulcherrimum was named by Fritsch (1879). It is not extant. Its type specimen is CGH 3478, a skeleton. Its type locality is Ruprechtice, Liberecky kraj, which is in an Autunian terrestrial mudstone/carbonate in the Broumov Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus pulcherrimus by Klembara (1997).
Melanerpeton falax was named by Fritsch (1879). It is not extant. Its type locality is 'Pricna zmola', Malá Lhota, which is in a Cisuralian terrestrial horizon in the Bacov Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara (1997).
Melanerpeton spiniceps was named by Credner (1881). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus pulcherrimus by Klembara (1997).
Melanerpeton perneri was named by Augusta (1936). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara (1997).
Melanerpeton magnum was named by Augusta (1936). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara (1997).
Melanerpeton longicaudatum was named by Augusta (1936). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara (1997).
Melanerpeton potamites was named by Steen (1938). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bačov, Boskovice furrow, which is in an Asselian lacustrine shale in the Letovice Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus potamites by Carroll et al. (1972); it was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara (1997).
Letoverpeton moravicum was named by Fritsch (1883). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara and Janiga (1993) and Klembara (1997).
Letoverpeton austriacum was named by Makowsky (1876). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara and Janiga (1993) and Klembara (1997).
Branchiosaurus moravicus was named by Fritsch (1883). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara (1997).
Discosauriscus permianus was named by Ivakhnenko (1981). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Discosauriscus austriacus by Klembara and Janiga (1993).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1876	Archegosaurus austriacus Makowsky
1876	Letoverpeton austriacum Makowsky
1879	Discosauriscus pulcherrimus Fritsch
1879	Melanerpeton falax Fritsch
1879	Melanerpeton pulcherrimum Fritsch
1881	Melanerpeton spiniceps Credner
1883	Branchiosaurus moravicus Fritsch
1883	Letoverpeton moravicum Fritsch
1936	Melanerpeton longicaudatum Augusta
1936	Melanerpeton magnum Augusta
1936	Melanerpeton perneri Augusta
1938	Discosauriscus potamites Steen
1938	Melanerpeton potamites Steen
1972	Discosauriscus potamites Carroll et al. p. 35
1972	Discosauriscus pulcherrimus Carroll et al. p. 35
1972	Letoverpeton moravicum Carroll et al. p. 35
1972	Melanerpeton falax Carroll et al. p. 35
1972	Melanerpeton longicaudatum Carroll et al. p. 35
1972	Melanerpeton magnum Carroll et al. p. 35
1972	Melanerpeton perneri Carroll et al. p. 35
1972	Melanerpeton pulcherrimum Carroll et al. p. 35
1972	Melanerpeton spiniceps Carroll et al. p. 35
1972	Letoverpeton austriacum Carroll et al. p. 36
1981	Discosauriscus permianus Ivakhnenko
2003	Discosauriscus austriacus Bulanov

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
suborder	Seymouriamorpha	Watson 1917
superfamily	Seymourioidea	Tatarinov 1971
family	Karpinskiosauridae
subfamily	Discosauriscinae	Romer 1947
genus	Discosauriscus	Kuhn 1933
species	austriacus	(Makowsky 1876)

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.

†Discosauriscus austriacus Makowsky 1876

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Invalid names: Branchiosaurus moravicus Fritsch 1883 [synonym], Discosauriscus permianus Ivakhnenko 1981 [synonym], Discosauriscus potamites Steen 1938 [synonym], Discosauriscus pulcherrimus Fritsch 1879 [synonym], Letoverpeton austriacum Makowsky 1876 [synonym], Letoverpeton moravicum Fritsch 1883 [synonym], Melanerpeton falax Fritsch 1879 [synonym], Melanerpeton longicaudatum Augusta 1936 [synonym], Melanerpeton magnum Augusta 1936 [synonym], Melanerpeton perneri Augusta 1936 [synonym], Melanerpeton potamites Steen 1938 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Created:

2017-04-17 15:15:19

Modified:

2017-04-17 15:15:19

Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Cisuralian or 298.90000 to 273.01000 Ma

Collections (10 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Asselian	298.9 - 295.5	Germany (Thuringia)	Discosauriscus pulcherrimus (180778)
Asselian	298.9 - 295.5	Czech Republic	Discosauriscus pulcherrimus (218107) Melanerpeton potamites (156569)
Asselian - Sakmarian	298.9 - 290.1	Czech Republic	Discosauriscus austriacus (51265)
Autunian	298.9 - 283.5	Czech Republic (Moravia)	Discosauriscus pulcherrimus, Discosauriscus austriacus (87877)
Autunian	298.9 - 283.5	Czech Republic	Discosauriscus pulcherrimus, Melanerpeton pulcherrimum (180780)
Cisuralian	298.9 - 273.01	Czech Republic (South Moravia)	Melanerpeton falax, Discosauriscus austriacus (type locality: 197951)
Cisuralian	298.9 - 273.01	Czech Republic	Discosauriscus austriacus (200050)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)	Discosauriscus austriacus (197925)
Rotliegendes	283.5 - 259.51	Czech Republic (Boheme)	Melanerpeton pulcherrimum (58139)