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Parotosuchus orientalis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Parotosaurus orientalis was named by Ochev (1966). Its type specimen is PIN 4172/1, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Parotosuchus orientalis by Damiani (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Parotosaurus orientalis Ochev
2001Parotosuchus orientalis Damiani p. 420

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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()
genusParotosuchusOchev and Shishkin 1968
speciesorientalis(Ochev 1966)

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.

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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: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Orenburg) Parotosuchus orientalis (79946 93205)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation (Orenburg) Parotosuchus orientalis (195823)