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Tephrodytes

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Pelodytidae

Taxonomy
Tephrodytes was named by Henrici (1994). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pelodytidae by Henrici (1994) and Sanchiz (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Tephrodytes Henrici
1998Tephrodytes Sanchiz

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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()
superfamilyPelobatoideaLaurent 1979
familyPelodytidaeCope 1866
genusTephrodytes

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. †Tephrodytes Henrici 1994
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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: Arikareean or 29.50000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) T. brassicarvalis (183503 183504 183505)