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Glaukerpeton

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Eryopidae

Taxonomy
Glaukerpeton was named by Romer (1952). Its type is Glaukerpeton avinoffi.

It was assigned to Eryopinae by Schoch and Milner (2014).

Species
G. avinoffi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Glaukerpeton Romer
2014Glaukerpeton Schoch and Milner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
familyEryopidaeCope 1882
subfamilyEryopinae
genusGlaukerpetonRomer 1952

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. †Glaukerpeton Romer 1952
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†Glaukerpeton avinoffi Romer 1952
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: Stephanian or 307.50000 to 300.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian307.5 - 300.4USA (Pennsylvania) G. avinoffi (126535)