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Novascoticus

Amphibia

Taxonomy
Novascoticus was named by Carroll (1966). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Microsauria by Carroll et al. (1998).

Species
N. multidens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Novascoticus Carroll
1998Novascoticus Carroll et al. p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
—Lepospondyli()
—Microsauria()
genusNovascoticus

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. †Novascoticus Carroll 1966
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†Novascoticus multidens Dawson 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: Westphalian A or 318.70000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nova Scotia) N. multidens (28069)