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Diadectes molaris

Diadectidae

Taxonomy
Diadectes molaris was named by Cope (1878). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Empedocles molaris by Cope (1880) and Cope (1881); it was recombined as Empedias molaris by Hay (1902) and Perrier (1928); it was synonymized subjectively with Diadectes sideropelicus by Kissel (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Diadectes molaris Cope p. 565
1880Empedocles molaris Cope
1881Empedocles molaris Cope
1902Empedias molaris Hay p. 427
1928Empedias molaris Perrier p. 3085
1930Diadectes molaris Hay p. 34
1972Diadectes molaris Carroll et al. p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Diadectomorpha(Watson 1917)
familyDiadectidae
genusDiadectesCope 1878
speciesmolaris

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.

Diadectes molaris Cope 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian - Artinskian295.5 - 279.3USA (Texas) Empedias molaris (28324)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Empedias molaris (108766)