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Lafonius

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Trimerorhachidae

Taxonomy
Lafonius was named by Berman (1973). It is not extant. Its type is Lafonius lehmani.

It was assigned to Trimerorhachidae by Berman (1973), Carroll (1988) and Schoch and Milner (2014).

Species
L. lehmani (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Lafonius Berman p. 932
1988Lafonius Carroll
2014Lafonius Schoch and Milner p. 36

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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()
Dvinosauria
familyTrimerorhachidaeCope 1882
genusLafonius

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. †Lafonius Berman 1973
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Lafonius lehmani Berman 1973
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) L. lehmani (176523)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) L. lehmani (179964)