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Massetognathus pascuali

Osteichthyes - Traversodontidae

Taxonomy
Massetognathus pascuali was named by Romer (1967). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MLP 65-XI-14-1. Its type locality is Chañares River, 2 miles north, which is in a Ladinian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Chañares Formation of Argentina.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Massetognathus pascuali Romer pp. 2-3 figs. 1-5
1967Massetognathus teruggii Romer pp. 119-120 figs. 8-10
1972Massetognathus major Romer p. 4 figs. 1-2
1972Megagomphodon oligodens Romer p. 6 figs. 3-7
1974Massetognathus major Barbarena p. 100
1974Massetognathus pascuali Barbarena p. 100
1974Massetognathus teruggii Barbarena p. 100

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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
infraorderCynognathia
—Gomphodontia(Seeley 1895)
familyTraversodontidaeHuene 1936
genusMassetognathus
speciespascuali

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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Invalid names: Massetognathus major Romer 1972 [synonym], Massetognathus teruggii Romer 1967 [synonym], Megagomphodon oligodens Romer 1972 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2009-01-03 20:50:51
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:50:51
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Argentina (La Rioja) Cynodontia indet. (13271) Massetognathus major (60301) Massetognathus pascuali (13003) Massetognathus pascuali, Massetognathus teruggii (type locality: 60300) Megagomphodon oligodens (60302)
Longobardian - Judithian239.48 - 72.2Argentina (La Rioja) Massetognathus pascuali (26092)