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Uranocentrodon

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhinesuchidae

Taxonomy
Uranocentrodon was named by van Hoepen (1915). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhinesuchidae by Carroll (1988), Schoch and Milner (2000), Damiani and Rubidge (2003) and Schoch (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Myriodon van Hoepen
1915Uranocentrodon van Hoepen
1988Uranocentrodon Carroll
2000Uranocentrodon Schoch and Milner p. 72
2003Uranocentrodon Damiani and Rubidge p. 29
2013Uranocentrodon 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
genusUranocentrodonvan Hoepen 1915

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. †Uranocentrodon van Hoepen 1915
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Uranocentrodon senekalensis van Hoepen 1911
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Invalid names: Rhinesuchus major Broom 1911 [synonym]
Invalid names: Myriodon van Hoepen 1911 [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, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: Lopingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Free State) U. senekalensis (196714)