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Varibatrachus abraczinskasae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Varibatrachus abraczinskasae was named by Parmley et al. (2015). Its type specimen is UNSM 101129, a limb element (right ilium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pratt Quarry, which is in a Clarendonian channel siliciclastic in the Ash Hollow Formation of Nebraska. It is the type species of Varibatrachus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Varibatrachus abraczinskasae Parmley et al. p. 146 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
genusVaribatrachus
speciesabraczinskasae

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.

Varibatrachus abraczinskasae Parmley et al. 2015
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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

Age range: Late/Upper Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Varibatrachus abraczinskasae (type locality: 18327)