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Enosuchus breviceps

Amphibia - Anthracosauromorpha - Enosuchidae

Taxonomy
Enosuchus breviceps was named by Konzhukova (1955). Its type specimen is PIN 271/99, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kamenny Ravine (Ulema River), Isheevo, PIN 157, 2207, which is in an Urzhumian/Severodvinian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Enosuchus breviceps Konzhukova
1972Enosuchus breviceps Carroll et al. p. 80
2014Enosuchus breviceps Schoch and Milner p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderAnthracosauromorphaIvakhnenko and Tverdokhlebova 1980
familyEnosuchidaeKonzhukova 1955
genusEnosuchusKonzhukova 1955
speciesbrevicepsKonzhukova 1955

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.

Enosuchus breviceps Konzhukova 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Urzhumian to the top of the Early/Lower Severodvinian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Urzhumian - Early/Lower Severodvinian266.9 - 259.51Russian Federation (Tatarstan) Enosuchus breviceps (type locality: 27931)
Urzhumian - Early/Lower Severodvinian266.9 - 259.51Russian Federation (Orenburg) Enosuchus breviceps (36273 124278)