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Brontopus giganteus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Brontopus giganteus was named by Heyler and Lessertisseur (1963). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type locality is La Lieude footprints, Lodève basin, which is in a Lopingian fluvial sandstone in the Salagou Formation of France.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Brontopus giganteus Heyler and Lessertisseur
1983Moschopus enormis Ellenberger
2000Brontopus circagiganteus Gand et al.
2019Brontopus giganteus Marchetti et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
genusBrontopusHeyler and Lessertisseur 1963
speciesgiganteusHeyler and Lessertisseur 1963

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.

Brontopus giganteus Heyler and Lessertisseur 1963
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Invalid names: Brontopus circagiganteus Gand et al. 2000 [synonym], Moschopus enormis Ellenberger 1983 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51South Africa Brontopus giganteus (224579 224580)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902France (Hérault) Brontopus giganteus, Brontopus circagiganteus, Moschopus enormis (type locality: 199767)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Russian Federation (Orenburg) Brontopus giganteus (196927)