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Megamolgophis

Osteichthyes - Lysorophia

Taxonomy
Megamolgophis was named by Romer (1952). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lysorophia by Carroll (1988).

Species lacking formal opinion data
M. agostini, M. agostinii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Megamolgophis Romer
1988Megamolgophis Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—RecumbirostraAnderson 2007
orderLysorophia
genusMegamolgophisRomer 1952

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. †Megamolgophis Romer 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Stephanian to the top of the Sakmarian or 307.40000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3USA (Pennsylvania) M. agostinii (126535)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Maryland) M. agostini (127038)