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Probainognathus jenseni

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Probainognathus jenseni was named by Romer (1970). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MLP 1964-XI-14-7. Its type locality is Chañares River, 3 km north, which is in a Ladinian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Chañares Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Probainognathus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Probainognathus jenseni Romer pp. 1-2 figs. 1-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Epicynodontia
infraorderEucynodontia
Probainognathia
genusProbainognathus
speciesjenseni

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Ladinian or 239.48000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Argentina (La Rioja) Probainognathus jenseni (type locality: 60295)
Longobardian - Judithian239.48 - 72.2Argentina (La Rioja) Probainognathus jenseni (26092)