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Notophthalmus slaughteri

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Notophthalmus slaughteri was named by Holman (1966). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pine Isle (McGee property), which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Fleming Formation of Texas.

It was synonymized subjectively with Notophthalmus robustus by Estes (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Notophthalmus slaughteri Holman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusNotophthalmusRafinesque 1820
speciesslaughteri

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.

Notophthalmus slaughteri Holman 1966
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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: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Notophthalmus slaughteri (type locality: 140202)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Notophthalmus slaughteri (18665)