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Rhineceps

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhinesuchidae

Taxonomy
Rhineceps was named by Watson (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Rhinesuchus nyasaensis.

It was assigned to Rhinesuchidae by Carroll (1988), Schoch and Milner (2000) and Schoch (2013).

Species
R. nyasaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Rhineceps Watson
1988Rhineceps Carroll
2000Rhineceps Schoch and Milner p. 70
2013Rhineceps Schoch

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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()
familyRhinesuchidae
genusRhinecepsWatson 1962

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. †Rhineceps Watson 1962
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†Rhineceps nyasaensis Haughton 1926
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Malawi (Northern Region) Rhinesuchus nyasaensis (176291)