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Anoualerpeton unicus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae

Taxonomy
Anoualerpeton unicus was named by Gardner et al. (2003). Its type specimen is MNHN.MCM 187, a maxilla (right premaxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ksar Met-Lili, Anoual, which is in a Tithonian/Berriasian deltaic sandstone in the Ksar Metlili Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Anoualerpeton.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Anoualerpeton unicus Gardner et al. p. 303
2005Anoualerpeton unicus Venczel and Gardner
2008Anoualerpeton unicus Gardner and Böhme p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
familyAlbanerpetontidae
genusAnoualerpeton
speciesunicus

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.

Anoualerpeton unicus Gardner et al. 2003
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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: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 150.80000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Oriental) Albanerpetontidae indet. (type locality: 45726)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Morocco (Figuig) Anoualerpeton unicus (204918 204924 204936 204990)