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Erpetosaurus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Erpetosaurus was named by Cope (1874). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Saurerpetontidae by Carroll (1988); and to Dvinosauria by Schoch and Milner (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Erpetosaurus Cope
1988Erpetosaurus Carroll
2014Erpetosaurus Schoch and Milner

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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
genusErpetosaurusCope 1874

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. †Erpetosaurus Cope 1874
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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: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian D or 311.45000 to 306.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Ohio) Diceratosaurus laevis, Diceratosaurus robustus, Tuditanus radiatus (85292)