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Palaeobatrachus occidentalis

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Palaeobatrachidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobatrachus occidentalis was named by Estes and Sanchíz (1982). Its type specimen is UCMP 55704, a set of postcrania (R ilium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Palaeobatrachus occidentalis Estes and Sanchíz p. 15 figs. 1C-F, 4A-B
1998Palaeobatrachus occidentalis Sanchiz
2008Palaeobatrachus occidentalis Gardner p. 221

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
suborderAnura()
XenoanuraSavage 1973
PipimorphaFord and Cannatella 1993
familyPalaeobatrachidaeCope 1865
genusPalaeobatrachusTschudi 1839
speciesoccidentalis

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.

Palaeobatrachus occidentalis Estes and Sanchíz 1982
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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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lancian to the top of the Torrejonian or 72.20000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Palaeobatrachus occidentalis (55363)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Barbourula sp. (14510 14519)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Palaeobatrachus occidentalis (13142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Barbourula sp. (type locality: 14585)
Puercan - Torrejonian66.0 - 60.9USA (Nevada) Palaeobatrachus occidentalis (192239)