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Hylopus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Hylopus was named by Dawson (1894). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Hylopus logani.

It was assigned to Temnospondyli by Haubold (1971); and to Temnospondylia by Haubold (1974).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Hylopus Dawson
1971Hylopus Haubold p. 14
1974Hylopus Haubold p. 24

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

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.

G. †Hylopus Dawson 1894
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Hylopus hardingi Dawson 1895
Hylopus logani Dawson 1894
Hylopus minor Dawson 1895
Hylopus variabilis Matthew 1910
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: Serpukhovian or 330.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (West Virginia) H. hamesi (125942)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Virginia) H. hamesi (232600)