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Attenosaurus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Attenosaurus Aldrich and Jones p. 13 figs. Plates 1-4
1930Hydromeda Aldrich and Jones p. 45 figs. Plate 13
1971Attenosaurus Haubold p. 18
1974Attenosaurus Haubold p. 26
1981Attenosaurus Thurmond and Jones p. 111
2005Attenosaurus Haubold et al. p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Dissorophoidea()
Xerodromes
Olsoniformes
familyDissorophidaeBoulenger 1902
genusAttenosaurus

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.

G. †Attenosaurus Aldrich and Jones 1930
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Attenosaurus jonesii Aldrich and Jones 1930
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Invalid names: Hydromeda fimbriata Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
Attenosaurus subulensis Aldrich 1930
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Invalid names: Attenosaurus indistinctus Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hydromeda Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: ground dwellinguc
Diet: carnivoreuc
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2011-01-30 12:48:41
Modified: 2011-01-29 19:48:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Reisz et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian or 318.10000 to 306.95000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.1 - 306.95USA (Alabama) A. subulensis (81525) A. subulensis, A. indistinctus, Cincosaurus jonesii, Hydromeda fimbriata (84135)