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Discosauriscus
Taxonomy
Discosauriscus was named by Kuhn (1933). It is not extant. Its type is Archegosaurus austriacus.
It was assigned to Seymouriamorpha by Kuhn (1964); to Discosauridae by Carroll et al. (1972); to Discosauriscidae by Carroll (1988); and to Discosauriscinae by Bulanov (2003).
It was assigned to Seymouriamorpha by Kuhn (1964); to Discosauridae by Carroll et al. (1972); to Discosauriscidae by Carroll (1988); and to Discosauriscinae by Bulanov (2003).
Species
D. austriacus (syn. D. pulcherrimus, Melanerpeton pulcherrimum, Melanerpeton spiniceps, Letoverpeton moravicum, Melanerpeton potamites, Melanerpeton perneri, Melanerpeton magnum, D. potamites, Letoverpeton austriacum, Melanerpeton longicaudatum, Branchiosaurus moravicus, Melanerpeton falax, D. permianus), D. egregius, D. netschajevi, D. purlensis, D. sacheti (syn. Melanerpeton sacheti)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1883 | Discosaurus Credner |
| 1919 | Discosaurus Watson p. 67 |
| 1933 | Discosauriscus Kuhn |
| 1952 | Letoverpeton Spinar |
| 1964 | Discosauriscus Kuhn p. 324 |
| 1972 | Discosauriscus Carroll et al. p. 31 |
| 1972 | Letoverpeton Carroll et al. p. 35 |
| 1988 | Discosauriscus Carroll |
| 1988 | Letoverpeton Carroll |
| 2003 | Discosauriscus Bulanov |
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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. †Discosauriscus Kuhn 1933
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†Discosauriscus austriacus Makowsky 1876
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Invalid names: Branchiosaurus moravicus Fritsch 1883 [synonym], Discosauriscus permianus Ivakhnenko 1981 [synonym], Discosauriscus potamites Steen 1938 [synonym], Discosauriscus pulcherrimus Fritsch 1879 [synonym], Letoverpeton austriacum Makowsky 1876 [synonym], Letoverpeton moravicum Fritsch 1883 [synonym], Melanerpeton falax Fritsch 1879 [synonym], Melanerpeton longicaudatum Augusta 1936 [synonym], Melanerpeton magnum Augusta 1936 [synonym], Melanerpeton perneri Augusta 1936 [synonym], Melanerpeton potamites Steen 1938 [synonym]
†Discosauriscus egregius Shishkin 1968
†Discosauriscus netschajevi Riabinin 1911
†Discosauriscus purlensis Shishkin 1968
†Discosauriscus sacheti Heyler 1969
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Invalid names: Melanerpeton sacheti Saint-Seine 1949 [synonym]
Invalid names: Discosaurus Credner 1883 [replaced], Letoverpeton Spinar 1952 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Asselian | Germany (Thuringia) | D. pulcherrimus (180778) | |
| Asselian | Czechia | D. pulcherrimus (218107) Melanerpeton potamites (156569) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | Czechia | D. austriacus (51265) | |
| Autunian | Czechia | D. pulcherrimus, Melanerpeton pulcherrimum (180780) | |
| Autunian | Czechia (Moravia) | D. pulcherrimus, D. austriacus (87877) | |
| Cisuralian | France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) | Melanerpeton sacheti (197929) | |
| Cisuralian | Czechia | D. austriacus (200050) | |
| Cisuralian | Czechia (South Moravia) | Melanerpeton falax, D. austriacus (197951) | |
| Sakmarian | France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) | D. austriacus (197925) | |
| Rotliegendes | Czechia (Boheme) | Melanerpeton pulcherrimum (58139) | |
| Urzhumian | Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) | D. netschajevi (187931) |