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Branchierpeton saalense

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Micromelerpetidae

Taxonomy
Branchierpeton saalense was named by Werneburg (1990). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BGRB 9previously ZGI) P9/588, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Petersburg, near Halle, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial horizon in the Wettin Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Branchierpeton saalense Werneburg
2014Branchierpeton saalense Schoch and Milner p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Dissorophoidea()
familyMicromelerpetidae(Boy 1972)
genusBranchierpetonBoy 1972
speciessaalense

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.

Branchierpeton saalense Werneburg 1990
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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: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Stephanian C or 300.90000 to 300.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Branchierpeton saalense (type locality: 176536)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3Germany Branchierpeton saalense (176538)
Stephanian - Autunian307.4 - 283.3Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) Branchierpeton saalense (176537)
Stephanian C300.9 - 300.3Czech Republic (Bohemian Region) Branchierpeton saalense (176539)