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Horseshoeichthys

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Horseshoeichthys was named by Newbrey et al. (2010). Its type is Horseshoeichthys armaserratus.

It was assigned to Ellimmichthyiformes by Newbrey et al. (2010).

Species
H. armaserratus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Horseshoeichthys Newbrey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
RankNameAuthor
orderAnura()
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
EoanuraPiveteau 1937
superorderClupeomorpha
orderEllimmichthyiformes
genusHorseshoeichthys

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. †Horseshoeichthys Newbrey et al. 2010
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Horseshoeichthys armaserratus Newbrey et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:17:18
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:17:18
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Ji et al. 2002, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 85.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) H. sp. (14425 14426)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) H. sp. (181024)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Saskatchewan) H. sp. (229975)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) H. armaserratus (55363)