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Anthracosaurus

Osteichthyes - Anthracosauridae

Taxonomy
Anthracosaurus was named by Huxley (1863). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Anthracosauridae by Panchen (1970), Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Anthracosaurus Huxley
1970Anthracosaurus Panchen p. vii
1988Anthracosaurus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
suborderEmbolomeri
familyAnthracosauridae
genusAnthracosaurusHuxley 1863

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. †Anthracosaurus Huxley 1863
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Anthracosaurus lancifer Newberry 1856
Anthracosaurus russelli Huxley 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Westphalian D or 318.70000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) A. russelli (178845)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4United Kingdom (Scotland) A. russelli (176242)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C316.9 - 309.8United Kingdom (Scotland) A. russelli (178804)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Ohio) A. lancifer (85292)