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Dendrysekos

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dendrerpetidae

Taxonomy
Dendrysekos was named by Steen (1934). It is not extant. Its type is Dendrysekos helogenes.

It was assigned to Dendrerpetontidae by Steen (1934) and Schoch and Milner (2014).

Species
D. helogenes (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Dendrysekos Steen
2014Dendrysekos Schoch and Milner p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
familyDendrerpetidae(Fritsch 1885)
genusDendrysekos

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. †Dendrysekos Steen 1934
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†Dendrysekos helogenes Steen 1934
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, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian A or 318.70000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nova Scotia) D. helogenes (28069 175937)