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Peltosteginae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhytidosteidae

Taxonomy
Peltosteginae was named by Save-Soderbergh (1935). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhytidosteidae by Schoch and Milner (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Peltosteginae Save-Soderbergh
2000Peltosteginae Schoch and Milner p. 81

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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()
infraorderRhytidostea
superfamilyRhytidosteoidea
familyRhytidosteidaeHuene 1920
subfamilyPeltosteginaeSave-Soderbergh 1935
subfamilyPeltosteginaeSave-Soderbergh 1935

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.

Subfm. †Peltosteginae Save-Soderbergh 1935
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G. †Boreopelta Shishkin 1985
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†Boreopelta vavilovi Shishkin 1985
G. †Deltasaurus Cosgriff 1965
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†Deltasaurus kimberleyensis Cosgriff 1965
†Deltasaurus pustulatus Cosgriff 1965
G. †Mahavisaurus Lehman 1966
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†Mahavisaurus dentatus Lehman 1966
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Invalid names: Lyrosaurus australis Lehman 1966 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lyrosaurus Lehman 1966 [synonym]
G. †Trucheosaurus Watson 1956
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†Trucheosaurus major Woodward 1909
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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Smithian or 259.51000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (New South Wales) Bothriceps major (136494)
Induan251.902 - 249.9Australia (Tasmania) Deltasaurus kimberleyensis (136590 136591 136595)
Induan - Smithian251.902 - 248.1Madagascar (Diana) Lyrosaurus australis (144081 144086 144094) Mahavisaurus dentatus (144083)
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7Australia (Western Australia) Deltasaurus kimberleyensis (136545 136546 136547 136548 136549) Deltasaurus pustulatus (136550)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Madagascar Mahavisaurus dentatus (119513)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Sakha Republic) Boreopelta vavilovi (189569)