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Metoposaurus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Metoposauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Metopias Meyer
1845Metopias Meyer p. 282
1849Metopias d'Orbigny p. 213
1859Labyrinthodon (Metopias) Owen p. 139
1890Metoposaurus Lydekker
1919Metoposaurus Watson p. 67
1965Metoposaurus Chowdhury p. 42
1971Metoposaurus Kuhn p. 8
1988Metoposaurus Carroll
1989Metoposaurus Hunt p. 297 fig. 1
1989Metoposaurus Murry p. 271
1995Metoposaurus Long and Murry
2004Metoposaurus Milner and Schoch
2007Metoposaurus Sulej
2013Metoposaurus Schoch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Trematosauria
superfamilyTrematosauroidea
familyMetoposauridae
genusMetoposaurusLydekker 1890

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. †Metoposaurus Lydekker 1890
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Metoposaurus algarvensis Brusatte et al. 2015
Metoposaurus azerouali Dutuit 1976
Metoposaurus bakeri Case 1931
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Invalid names: Metopias santaecrucis Koken 1913 [synonym], Metopias stuttgartensis Fraas 1913 [synonym], Metoposaurus heimi Kuhn 1932 [synonym], Metoposaurus stuttgartiensis Fraas 1913 [synonym], Trigonosternum latum Schmidt 1931 [synonym]
Metoposaurus krasiejowensis Brusatte et al. 2015
Metoposaurus ultimus Kuhn 1939
Invalid names: Metopias Meyer 1842 [replaced], Metoposaurus diagnosticus krasiejowensis Sulej 2002 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Sulej 2007"The interclavicle with relatively long posterior part and small “centre” of sculpture consisting of isometric pits; the glenoid of scapula directed posterolaterally; the braincase weakly ossified; the humerus, scapula, and fibula relatively slender."
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: piscivoreg
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-01-03 21:09:05
Modified: 2009-01-03 23:09:05
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 235.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) M. azerouali (222689) M. lyazidi (58618)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Metopias diagnosticus (97870) Metopias stuttgartensis (106462) M. diagnosticus (106458 106459 106461 106463 106997)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Stereospondyli indet. (107286)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany (Bayern) M. heimi (97735 97736 97737 97738) M. sp. (124374)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0India (Madhya Pradesh) M. sp. (207798 207799) Temnospondyli indet. (94787)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (Bolzano) M. diagnosticus (106510)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Buettneria bakeri (22666)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Poland (Opole) M. diagnosticus (61448)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Portugal (Algarve) Metoposauridae indet. (82902)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Texas) M. sp., M. perfecta (39671)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria (Lower Austria) M. santaecrucis (197689)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Poland (Opole) M. diagnosticus (61449)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) M. bakeri (218126)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Germany (Baden-Württemberg) M. diagnosticus (106509)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) M. ultimus (139483)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Lorraine) Capitosauridae indet. (36106)