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Keraterpeton
Taxonomy
Keraterpeton was named by Wright and Huxley (1866). Its type is Keraterpeton galvani.
It was assigned to Ptyoniidae by Hay (1902); to Keraterpetontinae by Beerbower (1963); to Keraterpetontidae by Carroll (1988); to Diplocaulidae by Carroll et al. (1998); and to Nectridea by Maddin et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Ptyoniidae by Hay (1902); to Keraterpetontinae by Beerbower (1963); to Keraterpetontidae by Carroll (1988); to Diplocaulidae by Carroll et al. (1998); and to Nectridea by Maddin et al. (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1866 | Keraterpeton Wright and Huxley |
| 1902 | Keraterpeton Hay p. 414 |
| 1963 | Keraterpeton Beerbower p. 104 |
| 1988 | Keraterpeton Carroll |
| 1998 | Keraterpeton Carroll et al. p. 76 |
| 2012 | Keraterpeton Maddin et al. |
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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. †Keraterpeton Wright and Huxley 1866
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†Keraterpeton galvani Huxley 1867
†Keraterpeton gigas Fritsch 1889
†Keraterpeton longtoni Carroll et al. 1998
†Keraterpeton punctolineatum Cope 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| 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 Stephanian B or 318.70000 to 301.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashkirian | United Kingdom (England) | K. longtoni (176262) | |
| Westphalian A | Ireland (Lenister) | K. galvani (175806) | |
| Stephanian B | Czech Republic (Rakovník) | K. gigas (154179) |