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Gigantobatrachus parodii

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Calyptocephalellidae

Taxonomy
Gigantobatrachus parodii was named by Casamiquela (1958). Its type specimen is MLP 59-VII-30-1, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laguna Blanca, which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian fluvial sandstone in the Río Frías Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Gigantobatrachus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Gigantobatrachus parodii Casamiquela

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
AustralobatrachiaFrost et al. 2006
familyCalyptocephalellidaeReig 1960
genusGigantobatrachus
speciesparodii

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.

Gigantobatrachus parodii Casamiquela 1958
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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, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Argentina (Santa Cruz) Gigantobatrachus parodii (type locality: 228751)