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Gaiasia

Taxonomy
Gaiasia was named by Marsicano et al. (2024). Its type is Gaiasia jennyae.

It was assigned to Tetrapoda by Marsicano et al. (2024).

Species
G. jennyae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Gaiasia Marsicano et al. p. 1 figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
genusGaiasia

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.

G. †Gaiasia Marsicano et al. 2024
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Gaiasia jennyae Marsicano et al. 2024
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. A. Marsicano et al. 2024Same for the species Gaiasia jennyae.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Cisuralian or 298.90000 to 273.01000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cisuralian298.9 - 273.01Namibia G. jennyae (235389)