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Reptiliomorpha

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Reptiliomorpha was named by Säve-Söderbergh (1934). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eutetrapoda by Säve-Söderbergh (1934); to Tetrapoda by Haubold et al. (2005); and to Tetrapoda by Arbez et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Anthracosauria (syn. Anthracosaurida)
Sister taxa
Anthracosauria (syn. Anthracosaurida)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Reptiliomorpha Säve-Söderbergh pp. 11, 17-18 fig. 5
2005Reptiliomorpha Haubold et al.
2019Reptiliomorpha Arbez et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Reptiliomorpha

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.

Unr. Reptiliomorpha Säve-Söderbergh 1934
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Unr. Anthracosauria Säve-Söderbergh 1934
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Subcl. †Amphibiosauria Kuhn 1967
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Invalid names: Batrachosauria Efremov 1946 [replaced]
Superfm. †Anthracosauroidea Cope 1872
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Fm. †Cricotidae Cope 1884
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G. †Cricotillus Case 1902
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Invalid names: Otocratiidae Watson 1926 [empty], Palaeogyrinidae Watson 1926 [empty]
Subor. †Diplomeri Romer 1964
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Invalid names: Diplovertebrontidae [empty]
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G. †Eoherpeton Panchen 1975
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†Eoherpeton watsoni Panchen 1975
Subor. †Gephyrostegida
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Fm. †Gephyrostegidae Jaekel 1909
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G. †Bruktererpeton Boy and Bandel 1973
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†Bruktererpeton fiebigi Boy and Bandel 1973
G. †Eusauropleura Romer 1930
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G. †Gephyrostegus Jaekel 1902
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†Gephyrostegus bohemicus Jaekel 1902
†Gephyrostegus watsoni Brough and Brough 1967
Invalid names: Anthracosaurida [synonym], Embolomera Cope 1880 [empty], Gephyrostegoidea [empty], Mauchchunkiidae Hotton, III 1970 [empty], Schizomeri Romer 1964 [empty], Seymouriamorphoidea [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 100000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 3 gg
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Holman 2000, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Legendre 1988, Peczkis 1995

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Greenlandian or 382.31000 to 0.00820 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 379.0 Ma

Collections (44668 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Iran (Esfahan) Dipnoa indet. (90626)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Virginia) Dromopus aduncus (104796)
Tournaisian - Gzhelian358.86 - 298.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Pseudobradypus sp. (27703)
Carboniferous - Permian358.86 - 251.902USA (Arizona) Chelichnus bucklandi (241639)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Eoherpeton watsoni (174421)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (England) Anthracosauria indet., Eoherpeton watsoni (22726)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Wyoming) Steganoposaurus belli (197983)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Massachusetts) Dromopus woodworthi (34780)
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Germany (Westphalia) Bruktererpeton fiebigi (175907)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Lysorophus sp. (175174)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Leiocephalikon problematicum, Hylonomus lyelli, Trachystegos megalodon, Asaphestera intermedia (86946) Protoclepsydrops haplous, Leiocephalikon eutheton, Amblyodon problematicum, Hylonomus lyelli, Hylerpeton curtidentatum, Hylonomus wymani, Hylerpeton dawsoni, Hylonomus latidens (28069)
Westphalian A - Westphalian B318.7 - 314.6USA (Arizona) Elfridia bulbidens (92271)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Lysorophus sp. (177139)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Dendromaia unamakiensis (207132)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czechia Adenoderma gracilis (125662)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Diabloroter bolti (201784)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4Canada (Nova Scotia) Clepsydrops sp., Limnostygis relictus, Archaeothyris florensis, Echinerpeton intermedium, Paleothyris acadiana (80111)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Ohio) Archaeothyris sp., Sauropleura longipes, Pelycosauria indet., Sauropleura digitata, Eusauropleura digitata, Brachydectes newberryi, Pleuroptyx clavatus, Molgophis macrurus, Molgophis wheatleyi, Cocytinus gyrinoides, Carbonodraco lundi, Melanedaphodon hovaneci (85292) Molgophis macrurus (178682 178696 178697 178698)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4Czechia (Pilsen) Archaeothyris sp., Amniota indet., Brouffia orientalis, Coelostegus prothales, Gephyrostegus watsoni, Gephyrostegus bohemicus, Sparodus validus, Hylonomus acuminatus (84835)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Cephalerpeton ventriarmatum, Brachydectes newberryi, Infernovenator steenae, Joermungandr bolti (79598)