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Bulgosuchus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Mastodonsauridae

Species
B. gargantua (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Bulgosuchus Damiani p. 90 figs. 2-5
2001Bulgosuchus Damiani p. 437
2023Bulgosuchus Poropat et al. p. 136

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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()
Superstes
Capitosauria
Capitosauroidea()
familyMastodonsauridaeLydekker 1885
genusBulgosuchus

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.

G. †Bulgosuchus Damiani 1999
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Bulgosuchus gargantua Damiani 1999
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: base of the Dienerian to the top of the Spathian or 250.50000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian - Spathian250.5 - 246.7Australia (New South Wales) B. gargantua (117150)