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Keraterpeton longtoni
Taxonomy
Keraterpeton longtoni was named by Carroll et al. (1998) [As for genus plus: postorbital squarish with a
broad insertion on orbit margin. Cranial lateral line sulci
present as pronounced pits forming transverse occipital
and infraorbital pit-lines. Skull table slightly shorter than
pre-parietal region of skull. Two pairs of caudal ribs.]. Its type specimen is BMNH R.2395, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Longton, Staffordshire, which is in a Bashkirian terrestrial coal in the United Kingdom.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1998 | Keraterpeton longtoni Carroll et al. p. 124 |
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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.
†Keraterpeton longtoni Carroll et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range: Bashkirian or 323.20000 to 315.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bashkirian | United Kingdom (England) | Keraterpeton longtoni (type locality: 176262) |