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Plagioscutum ochevi

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Plagiosauridae

Taxonomy
Plagioscutum ochevi was named by Shishkin (1986). Its type specimen is PIN 2430/80, a set of postcrania (Clavicle), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Perovka, PIN 2430 (Locality 35), which is in an Anisian terrestrial claystone in the Donguz Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Plagioscutum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Plagioscutum ochevi Shishkin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
superfamilyBrachyopoideaLydekker 1885
familyPlagiosauridae
Plagiosuchinae
genusPlagioscutumShishkin 1986
speciesocheviShishkin 1986

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.

Plagioscutum ochevi Shishkin 1986
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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: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Orenburg) Plagioscutum ochevi (28850 93156 97409 type locality: 189562)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Plagioscutum ochevi (97414 97415)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Kazakhstan Plagioscutum ochevi (189564)