Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Prosirenoidea

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy

Subtaxa
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Prosirenoidea Estes p. 18
1988Prosirenoidea Carroll
1991Prosirenoidea Barbera and Macuglia p. 421

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
suborderProsirenoidea
suborderProsirenoidea

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.

Subor. †Prosirenoidea Estes 1981
show all | hide all
Fm. †Prosirenidae Estes 1969
hide
G. †Prosiren Goin and Auffenberg 1958
hide
Prosiren elinorae Goin and Auffenberg 1958
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: Uhen 2004, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 125.77000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Teruel) Prosirenidae indet. (36365)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (Texas) Prosiren elinorae (14408)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1USA (Texas) Prosiren elinorae (14375 14388)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Prosiren elinorae (14411 27604 27606)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Kazakhstan (Qyzylorda) Prosirenidae indet. (68826)