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Volgosuchus cornutus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Benthosuchidae

Taxonomy
Volgosuchus cornutus was named by Efremov (1940). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ples River near Kineshma (Vetlugian Series), which is in a Triassic terrestrial horizon in the Vetlugian Series Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Volgosuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Volgosuchus cornutus Efremov p. 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
RankNameAuthor
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Capitosauria
Capitosauroidea()
familyBenthosuchidaeEfremov 1940
genusVolgosuchus
speciescornutus

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.

Volgosuchus cornutus Efremov 1940
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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: Early/Lower Triassic or 252.17000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Russian Federation (Ivanovo) Volgosuchus cornutus (type locality: 28467)