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Miopelodytes

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Pelodytidae

Taxonomy
Miopelodytes was named by Taylor (1941). It is not extant. Its type is Miopelodytes gilmorei.

It was assigned to Pelodytidae by Taylor (1941), Carroll (1988), Henrici (1994) and Sanchiz (1998).

Species
M. gilmorei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Miopelodytes Taylor p. 61
1988Miopelodytes Carroll
1994Miopelodytes Henrici
1998Miopelodytes 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()
superfamilyPelobatoideaLaurent 1979
familyPelodytidaeCope 1866
genusMiopelodytes

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. †Miopelodytes Taylor 1941
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Miopelodytes gilmorei Taylor 1941
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Nevada) M. gilmorei (92027)