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Calyptocephalellidae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Calyptocephalellidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Saniwa australis Ameghino
1930Indobatrachus Noble p. 2
1960Indobatrachus Hecht p. 2
1960Calyptocephalellidae Reig
1988Indobatrachus Carroll
1998Indobatrachus Sanchiz
2012Calyptocephalella satan Agnolin
2012Calyptocephalellidae Agnolin
2012Calyptocephalellidae Fernicola and Albino
2020Calyptocephalellidae Mörs et al.
2022Calyptocephalellidae Moyano-Paz et al. p. 14
2022Calyptocephalellidae Suazo Lara and Gómez

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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)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
—Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
—AustralobatrachiaFrost et al. 2006
familyCalyptocephalellidaeReig 1960
familyCalyptocephalellidaeReig 1960

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.

Fm. †Calyptocephalellidae Reig 1960
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G. †Baurubatrachus Báez and Perí 1989
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†Baurubatrachus pricei Báez and Perí 1989
†Baurubatrachus santosdoroi Muzzopappa et al. 2022
G. Calyptocephalella Strand 1926 [helmeted water toad]
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†Calyptocephalella canqueli Schaeffer 1949
Calyptocephalella gayi Duméril and Bibron 1841
†Calyptocephalella sabrosa Muzzopappa et al. 2021
Invalid names: Calyptocephalus Duméril and Bibron 1841 [replaced]
G. †Gigantobatrachus Casamiquela 1958
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†Gigantobatrachus parodii Casamiquela 1958
Invalid names: Calyptocephalella satan Agnolin 2012 [nomen dubium], Indobatrachus Noble 1930 [nomen dubium], Saniwa australis Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium]
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: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 99.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Anura indet. 1 (115190)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Chile (Última Esperanza) Calyptocephalellidae indet. (210129)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Anura indet., Leptodactylidae indet. (49557) Calyptocephalellidae indet., Calyptocephalella satan (48999) Leptodactylidae indet. (45087)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Leptodactylidae indet. (185024)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Baurubatrachus santosdoroi (147698)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Pelobatidae indet. (55268)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Baurubatrachus pricei (83529)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Calyptocephalella sp., Calyptocephalellidae indet. (206969)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7India (Maharashtra) Rana pusilla (92026)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Leptodactylidae Gen. et sp. indet. 2, Leptodactylidae Gen. et sp. indet. 1 (95914)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia (Mizque) Calyptocephalellidae indet. (13501)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica (Seymour Island) Calyptocephalella sp. (176085)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Chubut) Gigantobatrachus casamiquelai (133040)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9India (Maharashtra) Indobatrachus malabaricus (197967)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Maharashtra) Indobatrachus trivalis (197966)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Calyptocephalella sp. (95688)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Argentina (Chubut) Calyptocephalella canqueli (49783)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Argentina (Santa Cruz) Calyptocephalella sp. (197691) Gigantobatrachus parodii (228751)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Calyptocephalella canqueli (210786) Calyptocephalella sp. (176599 176600)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (O'Higgins) Calyptocephalella gayi (71280)