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

Mioproteus

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Mioproteus was named by Estes and Darevsky (1978). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Venczel and Codrea (2019).

It was assigned to Proteidae by Naylor (1978), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988), Venczel and Codrea (2019).

Species
M. caucasicus, M. gardneri
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Mioproteus Estes and Darevsky
1978Mioproteus Naylor p. 567
1981Mioproteus Estes
1988Mioproteus Carroll
2019Mioproteus Venczel and Codrea

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)
familyUrodela()
familyProteidaeHogg 1838
genusMioproteusEstes and Darevsky 1978

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. †Mioproteus Estes and Darevsky 1978
show all | hide all
†Mioproteus caucasicus Estes and Darevsky 1978
†Mioproteus gardneri Venczel and Codrea 2019
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 Oligocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Romania M. gardneri (202336 202337)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Kazakhstan M. sp. (64413)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Kazakhstan M. sp. (64355)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Greece (Lesvos) M. sp. (186558)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany M. caucasicus (70332)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Kazakhstan M. caucasicus (200980)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) M. caucasicus (69098)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Czechia (Moravia) M. sp. (200140)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) M. caucasicus (134954)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) M. caucasicus (175727)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) M. caucasicus (48325)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) M. sp. (205187)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) M. caucasicus (48446)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) M. sp. (206345)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Moldova M. sp. (230517)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Moldova (Tighina Departement) M. caucasicus (36143)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation (Adygea) M. caucasicus (196590 196591)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) M. caucasicus (75481)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Burgenland) M. caucasicus (37789)
MN 127.9 - 6.965Ukraine (Odessa) M. sp. (48175)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) M. sp. (199747)