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Dvinosaurus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dvinosauridae

Taxonomy
Dvinosaurus was named by Amalitzky (1921). It is not extant. Its type is Dvinosaurus primus.

It was assigned to Dwinasauridae by Sushkin (1936), Carroll (1988); to Dvinosauroidea by Yates and Warren (2000); to Dvinosauria by Schoch (2013); and to Dvinosauridae by Schoch and Milner (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Dvinosaurus Amalitzky
1936Dvinosaurus Sushkin
1988Dvinosaurus Carroll
2000Dvinosaurus Yates and Warren pp. 84, 90
2013Dvinosaurus Schoch
2014Dvinosaurus 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
superfamilyDvinosauroideaSäve-Söderbergh 1935
familyDvinosauridae(Watson 1919)
genusDvinosaurusAmalitzky 1921

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. †Dvinosaurus Amalitzky 1921
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†Dvinosaurus campbelli Gubin 2004
†Dvinosaurus egregius Shishkin 1968
†Dvinosaurus primus Amalitzki 1921
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Invalid names: Dvinosaurus secundus Amalitzki 1921 [synonym], Dvinosaurus tertius Amalitzki 1921 [synonym]
†Dvinosaurus purlensis Shishkin 1968
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, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Urzhumian to the top of the Vyatkian or 266.90000 to 257.40000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation D. sp. (22644)
Tatarian266.9 - 257.4Russian Federation (Orenburg) D. sp. (196153)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation D. sp. (197597)
Early/Lower Severodvinian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation (Kirov) D. sp. (28854)
Late/Upper Severodvinian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation (Tatarstan) D. primus (80712)
Late/Upper Severodvinian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation (Orenburg) D. primus (189501) D. sp. (189505)
Late/Upper Severodvinian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation (Vologda) D. sp. (233448 233451)
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 257.4Russian Federation (Orenburg) D. primus (93030) D. sp. (179653 189495)
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 257.4Russian Federation (Vologda) D. primus (93025 187939)
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 257.4Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) D. primus (27952) D. secundus, D. primus, D. tertius (28065)
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 257.4Russian Federation (Vladimir) D. campbelli (93026)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation (Vologda) D. primus (104754)
Vyatkian259.51 - 257.4Russian Federation (Vladimir) D. egregius (86346 189402)
Vyatkian259.51 - 257.4Russian Federation (Archangel'sk) D. secundus, D. primus, D. tertius (37202)
Vyatkian259.51 - 257.4Russian Federation (Nizhnii Novgorod) D. purlensis (86356)