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Branchierpeton

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Micromelerpetidae

Taxonomy
Branchierpeton was named by Boy (1972). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Micromelerpetontidae by Carroll (1988), Schoch (2013); and to Micromelerpetidae by Schoch and Milner (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Branchierpeton Boy
1988Branchierpeton Carroll
2013Branchierpeton Schoch
2014Branchierpeton Schoch and Milner p. 81

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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()
—Dissorophoidea()
familyMicromelerpetidae(Boy 1972)
genusBranchierpetonBoy 1972

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. †Branchierpeton Boy 1972
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†Branchierpeton reinholdi Werneburg 1988
†Branchierpeton saalense Werneburg 1990
†Branchierpeton saberi Werneburg et al. 2019
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, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Stephanian A to the top of the Sakmarian or 305.10000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian307.5 - 300.4Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) B. saalense (176536)
Stephanian307.5 - 300.4Germany B. saalense (176538)
Stephanian - Autunian307.5 - 283.5Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) B. saalense (176537)
Stephanian A - Stephanian B305.1 - 301.0Morocco B. saberi (205838)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Bohemian Region) B. saalense (176539)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Germany (Thuringia) B. reinholdi (176531)
Autunian298.9 - 283.5Germany (Mittelsachsen) B. reinholdi (176535)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Germany (Saxony) B. amblystomum (52522)