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Stegops newberryi

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Taxonomy
Sauropleura newberryi was named by Cope (1875). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Stegops newberryi by Schoch and Milner (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Sauropleura newberryi Cope
1885Ceraterpeton divaricatum Cope p. 406
1902Keraterpeton divaricatum Hay p. 414
1902Sauropleura newberryi Hay p. 419
1909Erpetosaurus tuberculatus Moodie
1909Stegops divaricata Moodie p. 79
2014Stegops newberryi Schoch and Milner p. 82

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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()
Dissorophoidea()
Xerodromes
Olsoniformes
familyDissorophidaeBoulenger 1902
genusStegops
speciesnewberryi(Cope 1875)

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.

Stegops newberryi Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Ceraterpeton divaricatum Cope 1885 [synonym], Erpetosaurus tuberculatus Moodie 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: ground dwellinguc
Diet: carnivoreuc
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2011-01-30 12:48:41
Modified: 2011-01-29 19:48:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Reisz et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Stegops newberryi (176092)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Ohio) Ceraterpeton divaricatum, Stegops divaricata, Erpetosaurus tuberculatus (85292)