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Leogorgon klimovensis

Gorgonopidae

Taxonomy
Leogorgon klimovensis was named by Ivakhnenko (2003). Its type specimen is PIN 4549/1, a partial skull (Braincase), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Klimovo-1, PIN 4549, which is in a Severodvinian/Vyatkian terrestrial horizon in the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Leogorgon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Leogorgon klimovensis Ivakhnenko p. S405

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
familyGorgonopidae(Lydekker 1890)
subfamilyRubidgeinae
genusLeogorgon
speciesklimovensis

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.

Leogorgon klimovensis Ivakhnenko 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:07
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:07
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Severodvinian to the top of the Vyatkian or 264.28000 to 257.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 257.4Russian Federation (Vologda) Leogorgon klimovensis (type locality: 187938)
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 257.4Russian Federation (Orenburg) Leogorgon klimovensis (93030)