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Horezmia gracile

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Horezmia gracile was named by Nessov (1981). Its type specimen is ZIN PHA 77-2, a set of vertebrae (atlas), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SH-20, Khodzhakul, which is in a Cenomanian coastal sandstone/claystone in the Khodzhakul Formation of Uzbekistan. It is the type species of Horezmia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Horezmia gracile Nessov p. 91
2000Horezmia gracile Shishkin p. 306

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
suborderAmbystomatoidea
familyScapherpetontidae()
subfamilyEoscapherpetontinae
genusHorezmia
speciesgracile

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.

Horezmia gracile Nessov 1981
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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: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Uzbekistan (Navoi) Horezmia gracile (type locality: 58208 64685)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan) Horezmia gracile (68823)