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Beelzebufo ampinga

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Beelzebufo ampinga was named by Evans et al. (2008). Its type specimen is University of Antananarivo 9600, a set of vertebrae (fused cervical (atlantal) and second presacral centra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MAD93-25 (SUNY), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Beelzebufo ampinga Evans et al. p. 2951
2014Beelzebufo ampinga Evans et al.

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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)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
superfamilyHyloideaFord and Cannatella 1993
genusBeelzebufo
speciesampinga

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.

Beelzebufo ampinga Evans et al. 2008
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Anura indet. (48389 117797) Beelzebufo ampinga (32366 39266 55268 55269 55270 type locality: 78931 91203 96692 118200 118202 143192 144918 154139 154140 154141 154142 154143 154144 154145 154146 154148 154149 154150 154151 154152)