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Benthosuchus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Benthosuchus Efremov
1938Rasaurus Kuzmin
1958Parabenthosuchus Ochev
1972Benthosuchus bashkiricus Otschev p. 172
1988Benthosuchus Carroll
1988Parabenthosuchus Carroll
2000Benthosuchus Yates and Warren pp. 84, 98 fig. 1
2001Benthosuchus Damiani p. 386
2012Benthosuchus Novikov
2013Benthosuchus Schoch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
—Stereospondylomorpha
—Stereospondyli()
—Superstes
—Capitosauria
genusBenthosuchusEfremov 1936

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. †Benthosuchus Efremov 1936
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†Benthosuchus bystrowi Getmanov 1989
†Benthosuchus gusevae Novikov 2012
†Benthosuchus korobkovi Ivakhnenko 1972
†Benthosuchus lukyanovi Morkovin 2020
†Benthosuchus sushkini Efremov 1929
†Benthosuchus uralensis Ochev 1958
Invalid names: Benthosuchus bashkiricus Otschev 1972 [nomen dubium], Parabenthosuchus Ochev 1958 [synonym], Rasaurus Kuzmin 1938 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Olenekian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan252.17 - 251.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) B. uralensis (37037)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Russian Federation (Vologda oblast) B. lukyanovi (218213)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Russian Federation (Samara) B. gusevae (141240)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) B. bashkiricus (141239)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) B. sp. (37040)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) B. sp. (195817 195818 195826 195830 195835 195840 195844 195850 195866 195871 195876 195878 195880 196037 196039 196046 196048 196057 196058 196078) B. sp., B. sushkini (195821) B. sushkini (195874 196038 196079 196080)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Samara) B. sp. (196086)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Vologda) B. sp., B. sushkini (28479)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) B. bashkiricus (195808)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Samara) B. sushkini (195786)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Kostroma) B. bystrowi (197697)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) B. sp. (195797 195851) B. sushkini (93203)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Yaroslavl) B. korobkovi (105043)