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Nanopus reidiae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Nanopus reidiae was named by Haubold et al. (2005). Its type specimen is UCM 1141/1142 and is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Union Chapel Mine, which is in a Westphalian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale/sandstone in the Pottsville Formation of Alabama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Nanopus reidiae Haubold et al. p. 85 figs. Figs. 2(6), 4A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
genusNanopusMarsh 1894
speciesreidiae

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.

Nanopus reidiae Haubold et al. 2005
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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: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian or 318.70000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Alabama) Nanopus reidiae (type locality: 81525)