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Palaeoherpeton

Amphibia

Taxonomy
Palaeoherpeton was named by Panchen (1970). Its type is Palaeogyrinus decorus.

It was assigned to Eogyrinidae by Panchen (1970) and Carroll (1988).

Species
P. decorum

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Palaeogyrinus Watson p. 215
1970Palaeoherpeton Panchen
1988Palaeoherpeton Carroll

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

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. †Palaeoherpeton Panchen 1970
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†Palaeoherpeton decorum Watson 1926
Invalid names: Palaeogyrinus Watson 1926 [replaced]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Kashirian or 318.70000 to 311.45000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Palaeogyrinus decorus (176254)
Kashirian313.8 - 311.45United Kingdom (Scotland) Palaeogyrinus decorus (157227)