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Pariostegus

Amphibia

Taxonomy
Pariostegus was named by Cope (1868). Its type is Pariostegus myops.

It was assigned to Microsauria by Cope (1869); and to Mastodonsauridae by Hay (1902).

Species
P. myops (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Pariostegus Cope p. 211
1869Pariostegus Cope p. 10
1902Pariostegus Hay p. 423

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
—Lepospondyli()
—Microsauria()
genusPariostegusCope 1868

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. †Pariostegus Cope 1868
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†Pariostegus myops Cope 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) P. sp. (89149)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) P. myops (79951) P. sp. (55493 227823)