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Parabaropus coloradensis

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Megapezia coloradensis was named by Lull (1918). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. It is the type species of Parabaropus.

It was recombined as Parabaropus coloradensis by Hay (1930), Haubold (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Megapezia coloradensis Lull
1930Parabaropus coloradensis Hay p. 18
1971Parabaropus coloradensis Haubold p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Euskelia
superfamilyEryopoideaSäve-Söderbergh 1935
genusParabaropusGilmore 1927
speciescoloradensis(Lull 1918)

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.

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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, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available