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Metoposaurus algarvensis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Metoposauridae

Taxonomy
Metoposaurus algarvensis was named by Brusatte et al. (2015). Its type specimen is FCT-UNL 600, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Penina western locality, Penina Bonebed, which is in a Carnian/Norian fluvial-deltaic sandstone in the Grès de Silves Formation of Portugal.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Metoposaurus algarvensis Brusatte et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
RankNameAuthor
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
—Stereospondylomorpha
—Stereospondyli()
—Superstes
—Trematosauria
superfamilyTrematosauroidea
familyMetoposauridae
genusMetoposaurusLydekker 1890
speciesalgarvensis

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.

†Metoposaurus algarvensis Brusatte et al. 2015
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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: piscivoreg
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-01-03 21:09:05
Modified: 2009-01-03 23:09:05
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

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 - 208.5Portugal (Algarve) Metoposauridae indet. (type locality: 82902)