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Dawsonerpeton

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Dawsonerpeton was named by Zajic (1984). It is not extant. Its type is Dawsonia polydens.

It was assigned to Dvinosauroidea by Zajic (1984); and to Dvinosauria by Schoch and Milner (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Dawsonia Fritsch
1984Dawsonerpeton Zajic p. 115
2014Dawsonerpeton Schoch and Milner p. 26

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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
Rhachitomi()
Dvinosauria
genusDawsonerpeton

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. †Dawsonerpeton Zajic 1984
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Dawsonerpeton polydens Fritsch 1879
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Invalid names: Macromerion juvenile Fritsch 1885 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dawsonia Fritsch 1879 [replaced]
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: Stephanian B or 301.50000 to 301.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic D. polydens (155305)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (RakovnĂ­k) Dawsonia polydens (154179)