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Jammerbergia formops

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Mastodonsauridae

Taxonomy
Jammerbergia formops was named by Damiani and Hancox (2003). Its type specimen is NM QR 1436, a partial skull (Partial skull without mandibles), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jammerberg, Wepener District, which is in an Anisian terrestrial sandstone in South Africa. It is the type species of Jammerbergia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Jammerbergia formops Damiani and Hancox p. 60 figs. 5-7
2003Jammerbergia formops Damiani and Rubidge p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
RankNameAuthor
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Capitosauria
Capitosauroidea()
familyMastodonsauridaeLydekker 1885
genusJammerbergia
speciesformops

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.

Jammerbergia formops Damiani and Hancox 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464South Africa (Free State) Jammerbergia formops (type locality: 96328)