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Pelorocephalus cacheutensis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Chigutisauridae

Taxonomy
Chigutisaurus cacheutensis was named by Rusconi (1953). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pelorocephalus cacheutensis by Schoch and Milner (2000) and Warren and Marsicano (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Chigutisaurus cacheutensis Rusconi
2000Pelorocephalus cacheutensis Schoch and Milner p. 88
2000Pelorocephalus cacheutensis Warren and Marsicano p. 471

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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()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
superfamilyBrachyopoideaLydekker 1885
familyChigutisauridaeRusconi 1951
genusPelorocephalusCabrera 1944
speciescacheutensis(Rusconi 1953)

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: 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: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Norian or 237.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Argentina (Mendoza) Pelorocephalus cacheutensis (192150)