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Rhytidosteoidea

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Rhytidosteoidea was named by Cosgriff (1965). It is not extant. Its type is Rhytidosteidae.

It was assigned to Temnospondyli by Carroll (1988); and to Rhytidostea by Schoch and Milner (2000).

Subtaxa
Derwentiidae, Indobrachyopidae, Rhytidosteidae (type family)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Rhytidosteoidea Cosgriff p. 67
1988Rhytidosteoidea Carroll
2000Rhytidosteoidea Schoch and Milner p. 75

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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()
infraorderRhytidostea
superfamilyRhytidosteoidea
superfamilyRhytidosteoidea

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.

Superfm. †Rhytidosteoidea Cosgriff 1965
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Fm. †Derwentiidae Schoch and Milner 2000
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G. †Acerastea Warren and Hutchinson 1987
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†Acerastea wadeae Warren and Hutchinson 1987
G. †Derwentia Cosgriff 1974
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†Derwentia warreni Cosgriff 1974
G. †Rewana Howie 1972
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†Rewana myriadens Warren and Black 1985
†Rewana quadricuneata Howie 1972
Fm. †Rhytidosteidae Huene 1920
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G. †Arcadia Warren and Black 1985
G. †Cabralia Dias-da-Silva et al. 2006
G. †Nanolania Yates 2000
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†Nanolania anatopretia Yates 2000
Subfm. †Peltosteginae Save-Soderbergh 1935
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G. †Boreopelta Shishkin 1985
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†Boreopelta vavilovi Shishkin 1985
G. †Deltasaurus Cosgriff 1965
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†Deltasaurus kimberleyensis Cosgriff 1965
†Deltasaurus pustulatus Cosgriff 1965
G. †Mahavisaurus Lehman 1966
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†Mahavisaurus dentatus Lehman 1966
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Invalid names: Lyrosaurus australis Lehman 1966 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lyrosaurus Lehman 1966 [synonym]
G. †Trucheosaurus Watson 1956
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†Trucheosaurus major Woodward 1909
Subfm. †Rhytidosteinae Huene 1920
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G. †Pneumatostega Cosgriff and Zawiskie 1979
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†Pneumatostega potamia Cosgriff and Zawiskie 1979
G. †Rhytidosteus Owen 1884
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†Rhytidosteus capensis Owen 1884
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Invalid names: Rhytidosteus uralensis Shishkin 1994 [synonym]
G. †Sangaia Dias-da-Silva and Marsicano 2006
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†Sangaia lavinai Dias-da-Silva et al. 2006
Invalid names: Indobrachyopidae Cosgriff and Zawiskie 1979 [empty]
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: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Olenekian or 259.90000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (New South Wales) Bothriceps major (136494)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) Pneumatostega potamia (144128)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (Northern Cape) Pneumatostega potamia (144129)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Australia (Tasmania) Deltasaurus kimberleyensis (136590 136595) Derwentia warreni (136589) Derwentia warreni, Deltasaurus kimberleyensis (136591)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Australia (Queensland) Arcadia myriadens, Nanolania anatopretia (94541) Rewana quadricuneata, Acerastea wadeae (85560)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Australia (Western Australia) Deltasaurus kimberleyensis (136545 136546 136547 136548 136549) Deltasaurus pustulatus (136550)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Cabralia lavinai (99231) Rhytidosteidae indet. (94112)
Induan - Smithian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Free State) Rhytidosteus capensis (145597)
Induan - Smithian252.17 - 247.2Madagascar (Diana) Lyrosaurus australis (144081 144086 144094) Mahavisaurus dentatus (144083)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Madagascar Mahavisaurus dentatus (119513)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) Rhytidosteus uralensis (195823)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) Rhytidosteus uralensis (93205)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Volgograd) Rhytidosteidae indet. (27343)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Sakha Republic) Boreopelta vavilovi (189569)