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Scapherpeton tectum

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Scapherpeton tectum was named by Cope (1876).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Hedronchus sternbergii Cope
1876Scapherpeton tectum Cope pp. 355-356
1876Scapherpeton laticolle Cope pp. 356-357
1876Scapherpeton excisum Cope p. 357
1876Scapherpeton favosum Cope pp. 357-358
1876Hemitrypus jordanianus Cope pp. 358-359
1902Hedronchus sternbergi Hay p. 326
1902Hemitrypus jordanianus Hay p. 424
1902Scapherpeton excisum Hay p. 424
1902Scapherpeton favosum Hay p. 424
1902Scapherpeton laticolle Hay p. 424
1902Scapherpeton tectum Hay p. 424
1902Scapherpeton tectum Lambe p. 31
1959Scapherpeton tectum Auffenberg and Goin p. 2
1959Hemitrypus jordanianus Auffenberg and Goin p. 8
1964Scapherpeton tectum Estes p. 62
1976Scapherpeton tectum Estes p. 505
1981Scapherpeton tectum Estes
1989Scapherpeton tectum Bryant p. 32
1991Scapherpeton tectum Sullivan p. 296
2001Scapherpeton tectum Peng et al. p. 18
2012Scapherpeton tectum Gardner

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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)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
suborderAmbystomatoidea
familyScapherpetontidae()
genusScapherpeton
speciestectum

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.

†Scapherpeton tectum Cope 1876
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Invalid names: Hedronchus sternbergii Cope 1876 [synonym], Hemitrypus jordanianus Cope 1876 [synonym], Scapherpeton excisum Cope 1876 [synonym], Scapherpeton favosum Cope 1876 [synonym], Scapherpeton laticolle Cope 1876 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaters
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: aquatics
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-09-14 13:36:55
Modified: 2005-09-14 15:36:55
Source: s = species, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bryant 1989, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Torrejonian or 72.10000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (132 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Scapherpeton tectum (59714)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum (14458)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Scapherpeton tectum (14463)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Hedronchus sternbergii (227125) Scapherpeton tectum (22695 22696 22697 22698 34302 34303 34305 34307 34309 34310 34311 34312 34313 34315 34319 34320 34321 34322 45238 45260 45261 45262 45264 45671 45674 45822 45892 45893 45897 45898 45899 47784 47793 47807 47811 47812 47814 47816)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Scapherpeton tectum (45240 45560 45561 45564 45565 45566 45567 45670 45820 47794 47795 47809)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Saskatchewan) Scapherpeton tectum (229975)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Scapherpeton tectum (45819 45821 45894)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) Scapherpeton tectum (85498 85499)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Scapherpeton tectum (45141 45312)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Scapherpeton tectum (14537 192251)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Scapherpeton tectum (14640)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Scapherpeton tectum (14508 14513 14525 14533 14534 14535 14536 14546 14548 14549 14552 14559 14563 14574 14582 14613 14614 14615 14639 14653 14654 144499 192242)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Scapherpeton tectum (14655)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum (14505 14514 14519 14524 14527 14538 14540 14557 14566 14570 14596)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Scapherpeton tectum (14610 14621)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum (14585 57161)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Scapherpeton tectum (45099 45102 45109 45110 45111 45112 45117 45118 45124 45130 45133 45136 45137 45144 45145)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Scapherpeton tectum (13142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Scapherpeton tectum (45675)
Pu166.0 - 63.3USA (North Dakota) Scapherpeton tectum (105890)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Scapherpeton tectum (14766 14798)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (North Dakota) Scapherpeton tectum (192238)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum (14805)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum (14886 14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Scapherpeton tectum (14874 14906)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum (15049 15065)