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Scapherpetontidae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Scapherpetonidae Auffenberg and Goin p. 5
1964Scapherpetonidae Estes p. 62
1965Scapherpetonidae Estes p. 90
1969Scapherpetontidae Estes p. 232
1970Scapherpetonidae Estes and Berberian p. 4
1981Scapherpetontidae Estes
1981Scapherpetontidae Naylor and Krause p. 508
1988Scapherpetontidae Carroll
1991Scapherpetontidae Sullivan p. 296
2000Scapherpetontidae Shishkin p. 305
2001Scapherpetontidae Peng et al. p. 18
2012Scapherpetontidae 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()
familyScapherpetontidae()

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.

Fm. †Scapherpetontidae Auffenberg and Goin 1959
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G. †Horezmia Nessov 1981
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†Horezmia gracile Nessov 1981
G. †Lisserpeton Estes 1965
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†Lisserpeton bairdi Estes 1965
G. †Piceoerpeton Meszoely 1967
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†Piceoerpeton naylori Gardner 2012
†Piceoerpeton willwoodense Meszoely 1967
G. †Scapherpeton Cope 1876
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†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: 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Tortonian or 152.21000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (206 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal (Lourinha) Scapherpetontidae indet. (154213)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5USA (Wyoming) Scapherpetontidae indet. (137567 137577)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Navoi) Horezmia gracile (58208 64685)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan) Horezmia gracile (68823)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Scapherpetontidae indet. (14396)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Scapherpetontidae indet. (14383 14385)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Utah) Scapherpeton sp., Scapherpetontidae indet. (14389) Scapherpetontidae indet. (14417)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Utah) Scapherpeton sp. (181388 181390)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Utah) Scapherpetontidae indet. (14413)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi (14458)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Scapherpetontidae indet. (14489)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Scapherpeton sp. (14467)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi, S. gen. et sp. nov. 1, Scapherpetontidae indet. (14463)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Lisserpeton sp., Scapherpeton sp. (75836)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Coahuila) Lisserpeton sp. (154244)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Hedronchus sternbergii (227125) Scapherpeton sp. (98674 98677) 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 Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Scapherpeton sp. (61844)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Scapherpeton sp. (181024) Scapherpeton tectum (45240 45560 45561 45564 45565 45566 45567 45670 45820 47794 47795 47809)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Scapherpeton sp. (14494) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi (229975)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Scapherpeton sp. (14490 23549 69161)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Scapherpeton sp. (68003 212186)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Scapherpeton tectum (45819 45821 45894)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Scapherpeton tectum (59714)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Scapherpeton sp. (34744)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Scapherpeton sp. (135739 135740 135741 135743) Scapherpetontidae indet. (55363)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi (14621) Scapherpeton tectum, S. gen. et sp. nov. 2 (14610)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Scapherpeton sp. (14551) Scapherpeton tectum (14655)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi (14640)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Scapherpeton tectum (14537 192251)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Lisserpeton bairdi (144501 144503) Lisserpeton sp. (14580) Lisserpeton sp., Scapherpeton tectum (14508) Piceoerpeton naylori (192243) Piceoerpeton sp. (192244) Scapherpeton sp. (14515 14560 14616) Scapherpeton sp., Scapherpeton tectum (14513) Scapherpeton tectum (14525 14533 14534 14535 14536 14546 14548 14552 14559 14563 14574 14582 14613 14614 14615 14639 14654) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi (14549 192242) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi, Scapherpetontidae indet. 1, Scapherpetontidae indet. 2, Piceoerpeton naylori (144499) Scapherpeton tectum, Scapherpetontidae indet. (14653) Scapherpetontidae indet. 1 (144502)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum (14524 14527 14538 14540 14557 14566 14570 14596) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi (14505 14514) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi, Piceoerpeton sp. (14519)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Lisserpeton sp., Scapherpeton sp. (14555) Scapherpeton sp. (35251) Scapherpeton tectum (45675)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Lisserpeton bairdi (213589) Piceoerpeton sp. (137718) Scapherpeton tectum (45099 45110 45111 45112 45117 45118 45124 45130 45133 45136 45137 45144 45145) Scapherpeton tectum, S. gen. et sp. nov. 1 (45109) Scapherpeton tectum, Scapherpetontidae indet. 1 (45102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi, Piceoerpeton sp. (13142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum (57161) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Scapherpeton sp. (157189 224484)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Scapherpeton tectum (85498 85499)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Lisserpeton bairdi (231469) Scapherpeton tectum (45141 45312)
Pu166.0 - 63.8USA (North Dakota) Scapherpeton tectum (105890)
Pu166.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Scapherpeton sp. (14762)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Scapherpeton sp. (14737)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (North Dakota) Lisserpeton bairdi (141585) Scapherpeton tectum (192238)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum (14805)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Lisserpeton bairdi (14666 218649) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi (14766 14798)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Colorado) Scapherpetodontidae indet. (14658)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Scapherpeton tectum (14886) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi (14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Scapherpeton sp. (14822)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Scapherpeton tectum (14906) Scapherpeton tectum, Lisserpeton bairdi (14874)
Ti360.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Scapherpeton sp. (14992)
Ti460.9 - 56.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Scapherpeton sp., Piceoerpeton willwoodense (14978)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (North Dakota) Piceoerpeton willwoodense (14931) Scapherpeton sp., Piceoerpeton willwoodense (15000)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Piceoerpeton willwoodense (14955 15048)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Lisserpeton bairdi, Piceoerpeton willwoodense (15017) Piceoerpeton willwoodense (85096) Scapherpeton tectum (15049 15065)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Piceoerpeton willwoodense (14934)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0France (Oise) Scapherpetontidae indet. (166598)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Piceoerpeton willwoodense (15028 15082 15176)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Piceoerpeton willwoodensis (75868)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Piceoerpeton willwoodense (15583)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Scapherpetontidae indet. (206345)