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Keraterpeton gigas

Amphibia - Diplocaulidae

Taxonomy
Keraterpeton gigas was named by Fritsch (1889). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Keraterpeton gigas Fritsch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
—Lepospondyli()
—Nectridea()
familyDiplocaulidae
genusKeraterpeton
speciesgigasFritsch 1889

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.

†Keraterpeton gigas Fritsch 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Stephanian B or 301.50000 to 301.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Rakovník) Keraterpeton gigas (154179)