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Ambystoma kansense

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Ambystoma kansense was named by Adams and Martin (1929) [Palatine joined to pterygoid and extending anteriorly, probably to articulate with vomer, a condition suggesting the larval condition in modern Ambystoma. Palatine end of pterygoid with 6-8 teeth; maxilla twice as long as wide, while in A. tigrinum the width of the maxilla is contained in the length three times. Tips of the teeth cone shaped, as opposed to the peg-like teeth of most modern Ambystoma.]. Its type specimen is KUMVP 5250, a skeleton (Disarticulated skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Ambystoma kansense Adams and Martin
1981Ambystoma kansense Estes

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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)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
suborderAmbystomatoidea
familyAmbystomatidaeHallowell 1856
genusAmbystomaTschudi 1838
specieskansenseAdams and Martin 1929

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.

Ambystoma kansense Adams and Martin 1929
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004
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