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Ceratophrys sagani

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Ceratophrynidae

Taxonomy
Ceratophrys sagani was named by Barcelos et al. (2020) [ZUFABC 037, a nearly complete skull, lacking the right premaxilla and right columella. It is well preserved with no signs of deformation]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is ZUFABC 037, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Ceratophrys sagani Barcelos et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
suborderAnura()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
familyCeratophrynidaeTschudi 1838
genusCeratophrysWied 1824
speciessagani

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.

Ceratophrys sagani Barcelos et al. 2020
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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, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (São Paulo) Ceratophrys sagani (67858)