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Eorhinophrynus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhinophrynidae

Taxonomy
Eorhinophrynus was named by Hecht (1959). Its type is Eorhinophrynus septentrionalis.

It was assigned to Rhinophrynidae by Hecht (1959), Carroll (1988) and Sanchiz (1998).

Species
E. septentrionalis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Eorhinophrynus Hecht
1988Eorhinophrynus Carroll
1998Eorhinophrynus Sanchiz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
superfamilyPipoideaFitzinger 1843
familyRhinophrynidae
genusEorhinophrynus

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. †Eorhinophrynus Hecht 1959
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Bridgerian or 61.70000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) E. sp. (15029 15049)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) E. septentrionalis (16244)