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Gobiops desertus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Brachyopidae

Taxonomy
Gobiops desertus was named by Shishkin (1991). It is not extant. Its type locality is Ulan Malgait Mtn. (Shar Teg Fm., "labyrinthodont" layer) [SMPE], which is in a Jurassic terrestrial sandstone in the Shar Teg Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Gobiops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Gobiops desertus Shishkin
2000Gobiops desertus Shishkin p. 298
2000Gobiops desertus Warren and Marsicano p. 469

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
superfamilyBrachyopoideaLydekker 1885
familyBrachyopidae
genusGobiopsShishkin 1991
speciesdesertusShishkin 1991

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.

Gobiops desertus Shishkin 1991
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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, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Albian or 161.50000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Xinjiang) Temnospondyli indet. (38135)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Mongolia (Govi-Altay) Gobiops desertus (type locality: 179192)
Valanginian - Albian137.05 - 100.5China (Xinjiang) Gobiops desertus (89993)