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Gobiates leptocolaptus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Gobiatidae

Taxonomy
Eopelobates leptocolaptus was named by Borsuk-Bialynicka (1978). Its type specimen is ZPal MgAb-III/1, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khermeen Tsav II, Middle Red Beds [PMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial sandstone in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia.

It was recombined as Gobiates leptocolaptus by Spinar and Tatarinov (1986), Sanchiz (1998), Shishkin (2000) and Roček (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Eopelobates leptocolaptus Borsuk-Bialynicka p. 58 figs. 1-5
1986Gobiates leptocolaptus Spinar and Tatarinov
1998Gobiates leptocolaptus Sanchiz
2000Gobiates leptocolaptus Shishkin p. 301
2008Gobiates leptocolaptus Roček

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
familyGobiatidae
genusGobiates
speciesleptocolaptus(Borsuk-Bialynicka 1978)

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.

†Gobiates leptocolaptus Borsuk-Bialynicka 1978
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Z. Roček 2008(1) Sculpture consisting of irregular extensive depressions and small shallow pits; (2) quadratojugal short; and (3) processus zygomaticomaxillaris maxillae absent.
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mongolia (South Gobi Region) Gobiates leptocolaptus (11576)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Eopelobates leptocolaptus (28243) Gobiates leptocolaptus (11582)