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Broomistega

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Rhinesuchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Broomistega Shishkin and Rubidge pp. 655-657
2003Broomistega Damiani and Rubidge p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
familyRhinesuchidae
genusBroomistega

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. †Broomistega Shishkin and Rubidge 2000
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Broomistega putterilli Broom 1930
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Induan or 251.90200 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) B. putterilli (143714)
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7South Africa (Free State) Lydekkerina putterilli (88282)
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) B. putterilli (34815)