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Chinlestegophis jenkinsi

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Chinlestegophis jenkinsi was named by Pardo et al. (2017). It is not extant. Its type specimen is DMNH 56658, an other (partial skull with lower jaw and disarticulated postcrania). Its type locality is Main Elk Creek, DMNH loc. 1306, which is in a Norian/Rhaetian crevasse splay siltstone in the Chinle Formation of Colorado. It is the type species of Chinlestegophis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Chinlestegophis jenkinsi Pardo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
genusChinlestegophis
speciesjenkinsi

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.

Chinlestegophis jenkinsi Pardo et al. 2017
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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: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Colorado) Chinlestegophis jenkinsi (182593)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Colorado) Chinlestegophis jenkinsi (type locality: 92089)