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Amphibiosauria

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Amphibiosauria was named by Kuhn (1967).

It was assigned to Amphibia by Haubold (1971).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Batrachosauria Efremov
1967Amphibiosauria Kuhn
1971Amphibiosauria Haubold p. 20
1988Batrachosauria Gauthier et al. p. 139 fig. 4.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967

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.

Subcl. †Amphibiosauria Kuhn 1967
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Invalid names: Batrachosauria Efremov 1946 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 100000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 3 gg
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Holman 2000, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Peczkis 1995, Legendre 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Greenlandian or 382.31000 to 0.00820 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 379.0 Ma

Collections (44693 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Iran (Esfahan) Dipnoa indet. (90626)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Virginia) Dromopus aduncus (104796)
Tournaisian - Gzhelian358.86 - 298.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Pseudobradypus sp. (27703)
Carboniferous - Permian358.86 - 251.902USA (Arizona) Chelichnus bucklandi (241639)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Wyoming) Steganoposaurus belli (197983)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Massachusetts) Dromopus woodworthi (34780)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Lysorophus sp. (175174)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Leiocephalikon problematicum, Hylonomus lyelli, Trachystegos megalodon, Asaphestera intermedia (86946) Protoclepsydrops haplous, Leiocephalikon eutheton, Amblyodon problematicum, Hylonomus lyelli, Hylerpeton curtidentatum, Hylonomus wymani, Hylerpeton dawsoni, Hylonomus latidens (28069)
Westphalian A - Westphalian B318.7 - 314.6USA (Arizona) Elfridia bulbidens (92271)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Lysorophus sp. (177139)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czechia Adenoderma gracilis (125662)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Dendromaia unamakiensis (207132)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Diabloroter bolti (201784)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4Canada (Nova Scotia) Clepsydrops sp., Limnostygis relictus, Archaeothyris florensis, Echinerpeton intermedium, Paleothyris acadiana (80111)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Ohio) Archaeothyris sp., Sauropleura longipes, Pelycosauria indet., Brachydectes newberryi, Pleuroptyx clavatus, Molgophis macrurus, Molgophis wheatleyi, Cocytinus gyrinoides, Carbonodraco lundi, Melanedaphodon hovaneci (85292) Molgophis macrurus (178682 178696 178697 178698)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Cephalerpeton ventriarmatum, Brachydectes newberryi, Infernovenator steenae, Joermungandr bolti (79598)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4Czechia (Pilsen) Archaeothyris sp., Amniota indet., Brouffia orientalis, Coelostegus prothales, Sparodus validus, Hylonomus acuminatus (84835)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3France (Bourgogne) Stereorhachis dominans (80716)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3USA (West Virginia) Lysorophus dunkardensis (178677)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3USA (Ohio) Molgophis macrurus (177046)