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Compsocerops

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Chigutisauridae

Taxonomy
Compsocerops was named by Sengupta (1995). Its type is Compsocerops cosgriffi. It was considered monophyletic by Sengupta (1995).

It was assigned to Chigutisauridae by Sengupta (1995), Schoch and Milner (2000) and Warren and Marsicano (2000).

Species
C. cosgriffi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Compsocerops Sengupta
2000Compsocerops Schoch and Milner p. 86
2000Compsocerops 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()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
superfamilyBrachyopoideaLydekker 1885
familyChigutisauridaeRusconi 1951
genusCompsocerops

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.

G. †Compsocerops Sengupta 1995
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Compsocerops cosgriffi Sengupta 1995
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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) C. sp. (175578)
Norian228.0 - 208.5India (Andhra Pradesh) C. cosgriffi (136904)