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Erpetosaurus radiatus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Tuditanus radiatus was named by Cope (1874). It is not extant. Its type specimen is AMNH 6922, a skull. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.

It was recombined as Erpetosaurus radiatus by Moodie (1909) and Schoch and Milner (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Tuditanus radiatus Cope
1902Tuditanus radiatus Hay p. 415
1909Erpetosaurus radiatus Moodie
1909Diceratosaurus laevis Moodie p. 63 figs. 13-14
1909Diceratosaurus robustus Moodie pp. 67-68 fig. 15
2014Erpetosaurus radiatus Schoch and Milner p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Dvinosauria
genusErpetosaurusCope 1874
speciesradiatus()

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.

Erpetosaurus radiatus Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Diceratosaurus laevis Moodie 1909 [synonym], Diceratosaurus robustus Moodie 1909 [synonym]
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: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) Diceratosaurus laevis, Diceratosaurus robustus, Tuditanus radiatus (type locality: 85292)