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Tirraturhinus smisseni

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Trematosauridae

Taxonomy
Tirraturhinus smisseni was named by Nield et al. (2006). Its type specimen is QM F44093, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is QML 215, Duckworth Creek, which is in an Induan terrestrial mudstone in the Arcadia Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Tirraturhinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Tirraturhinus smisseni Nield et al. p. 264 fig. 2
2023Tirraturhinus smisseni Poropat et al. p. 139

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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
Trematosauria
superfamilyTrematosauroidea
familyTrematosauridae
subfamilyTrematosaurinaeWatson 1919
genusTirraturhinus
speciessmisseni

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.

Tirraturhinus smisseni Nield et al. 2006
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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: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Induan or 251.90200 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9Australia (Queensland) Tirraturhinus smisseni (type locality: 94541)