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Derwentiidae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Derwentiidae

Taxonomy
Derwentiidae was named by Schoch and Milner (2000). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhytidosteoidea by Schoch and Milner (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Derwentiidae Schoch and Milner p. 84

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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()
infraorderRhytidostea
superfamilyRhytidosteoidea
familyDerwentiidae
familyDerwentiidae

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.

Fm. †Derwentiidae Schoch and Milner 2000
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G. †Acerastea Warren and Hutchinson 1987
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†Acerastea wadeae Warren and Hutchinson 1987
G. †Derwentia Cosgriff 1974
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†Derwentia warreni Cosgriff 1974
G. †Rewana Howie 1972
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†Rewana myriadens Warren and Black 1985
†Rewana quadricuneata Howie 1972
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, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Induan or 252.17000 to 251.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan252.17 - 251.2Australia (Queensland) Arcadia myriadens (94541) Rewana quadricuneata, Acerastea wadeae (85560)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Australia (Tasmania) Derwentia warreni (136589 136591)