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Nanopus caudatus

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Nanopus caudatus was named by Marsh (1894). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. It is the type species of Nanopus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Nanopus caudatus Marsh
1902Nanopus caudatus Hay p. 547
1930Nanopus caudatus Hay p. 16
1971Nanopus caudatus Haubold p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
genusNanopusMarsh 1894
speciescaudatusMarsh 1894

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.

Nanopus caudatus Marsh 1894
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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, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available