| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Branchiosauridae
Taxonomy
Branchiosauridae was named by Fritsch (1883). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Schoch (2013).
It was synonymized subjectively with Protritonidae by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Phyllospondyli by Kuhn (1946); to Eryopoidea by Carroll (1988); to Temnospondyli by Maddin et al. (2012); to Dissorophoidea by Schoch (2013); to Xerodromes by Schoch and Milner (2014); and to Amphibamiformes by Schoch (2019).
It was synonymized subjectively with Protritonidae by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Phyllospondyli by Kuhn (1946); to Eryopoidea by Carroll (1988); to Temnospondyli by Maddin et al. (2012); to Dissorophoidea by Schoch (2013); to Xerodromes by Schoch and Milner (2014); and to Amphibamiformes by Schoch (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1883 | Branchiosauridae Fritsch |
| 1946 | Branchiosauridae Kuhn p. 52 |
| 1988 | Branchiosauridae Carroll |
| 2012 | Branchiosauridae Maddin et al. |
| 2013 | Branchiosauridae Schoch |
| 2014 | Branchiosauridae Schoch and Milner p. 46 |
| 2019 | Branchiosauridae Schoch |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
Fm. †Branchiosauridae Fritsch 1883
show all | hide all
G. †Apateon von Meyer 1844
+
†Apateon caducus Ammon 1889
†Apateon dracyi Boy 1972
†Apateon flagrifer Whittard 1930
+
Invalid names: Branchiosaurus brachyrhynchus Watson 1963 [synonym]
†Apateon gracilis Credner 1881
†Apateon intermedius Werneburg 1996
†Apateon kontheri Werneburg 1988
†Apateon umbrosus Fritsch 1879
Invalid names: Protriton Gaudry 1876 [synonym], Salamandrella Gaudry 1875 [synonym]
G. †Branchiosaurus Fritsch 1876
+
†Branchiosaurus commentryensis Werneburg 2019
†Branchiosaurus darrahi Romer 1939
†Branchiosaurus salamandroides Fritsch 1875
+
Invalid names: Protriton fayoli Thevenin 1906 [synonym]
G. †Leptorophus Bulman and Whittard 1926
+
†Leptorophus raischi Schoch 2014
†Leptorophus tener Schönfeld 1911
G. †Melanerpeton Fritsch 1878
+
†Melanerpeton arnhardti Werneburg 1988
†Melanerpeton eisfeldi Werneburg 1988
†Melanerpeton humbergense Boy 1978
†Melanerpeton latirostre Credner 1881
†Melanerpeton moravicum Fritsch 1883
†Melanerpeton pusillum Fritsch 1878
†Melanerpeton sembachense Werneburg 1989
Invalid names: Melanerpetum Lydekker 1890 [synonym]
Invalid names: Tungussogyrininae Kuhn 1962 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Rotliegendes or 309.80000 to 259.51000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 307.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 307.5 Ma
Collections (54 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscovian | Czech Republic | Branchiosaurus salamandroides (125662) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Eumicrerpeton parvum (79598) | |
| Westphalian D | Czech Republic (Pilsen) | Branchiosaurus salamandroides (84835) | |
| Stephanian | France (Saône-et-Loire) | Branchiosaurus petrolei (236920) | |
| Late/Upper Pennsylvanian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Branchiosaurus darrahi (197955) | |
| Gzhelian | Germany (Thuringia) | Apateon intermedius (180675) Melanerpeton sembachense, Apateon dracyi (176543) | |
| Virgilian | USA (New Mexico) | Milneria huberi (179964) | |
| Gzhelian - Asselian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatine) | Apateon pedestris (180798) | |
| Stephanian B - Stephanian C | France (Bourgogne) | Branchiosaurus sp. (176090) | |
| Stephanian C | France (Allier) | Protriton fayoli, Branchiosaurus commentryensis (180632) | |
| Kuzel | Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) | Apateon pedestris (180803) | |
| Asselian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) | Apateon pedestris, Apateon caducus (180796) Apateon pedestris, Melanerpeton humbergense, Apateon caducus (85451) | |
| Asselian | Germany (Thuringia) | Apateon dracyi (181127) Apateon flagrifer (181129 181130) Melanerpeton eisfeldi, Apateon kontheri, Branchiosaurus flagrifer (180765) Melanerpeton gracile, Apateon flagrifer (180778) Schoenfelderpeton prescheri, Apateon dracyi (176531) | |
| Asselian | Czech Republic (Krkonose) | Apateon umbrosa, Branchiosaurus sp., Melanerpeton sp. (232614) | |
| Asselian | Czech Republic (Liberec) | Branchiosaurus sp., Melanerpeton sp. (232993) Melanerpeton sp. (232996 232997) | |
| Asselian | Germany (Rhineland-Pfalz) | Melanerpeton humbergense (180783) | |
| Asselian | Czech Republic (Liberec Region) | Melanerpeton sp. (179047) | |
| Asselian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatine) | Apateon pedestris (180802 180804 180805) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | France | Apateon gracilis (34797) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatine) | Apateon pedestris (180800 180806) Apateon pedestris, Branchiosaurus caducus (180797) | |
| Autunian | France (Saone et Loire) | Apateon pedestris (176500) | |
| Autunian | Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) | Leptorophus raischi (180284) | |
| Autunian | Germany (Thuringia) | Apateon flagrifer (181128) | |
| Autunian | France (Saone et Laoire) | Branchiosaurus dracyi (180674) | |
| Autunian | Germany (Mittelsachsen) | Melanerpeton tener, Schoenfelderpeton prescheri, Apateon dracyi (176535) | |
| Autunian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatine) | Apateon pedestris, Branchiosaurus humbergensis, Apateon caducus (178736) | |
| Autunian | France (Burgundy) | Apateon pedestris (180801) | |
| Cisuralian | Czech Republic (South Moravia) | Melanerpeton moravicum (197951) | |
| Cisuralian | Czech Republic | Apateon sp. (180794) | |
| Autunian - Permian | Italy (Sardinia) | Branchiosaurus petrolei (28463 28464 28465) | |
| Sakmarian | Germany (Saxony) | Branchiosaurus gracilis (52522) | |
| Sakmarian | Germany (Thüringia) | Apateon flagrifer (180795) | |
| Sakmarian | Germany (Thüringer Wald) | Melanerpeton arnhardti (160735) | |
| Sakmarian | Germany (Thuringia) | Apateon flagrifer (180764) | |
| Rotliegendes | Czech Republic (Boheme) | Melanerpeton pusillum, Branchiosaurus umbrosus (58139) | |
| Wordian | Turkey | Branchiosauridae indet. (218172) | |
| Lopingian - Early/Lower Triassic | Russian Federation (Evenk Autonomous District) | Tungussogyrinus bergi (28624 28630 28631) |