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Eryops grandis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Eryopidae

Taxonomy
Ophiacodon grandis was named by Marsh (1878). Its type specimen is MCZ 2731, an other (jaw and centra), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eryops grandis by Schoch and Milner (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Ophiacodon grandis Marsh
1881Eryops reticulatus Cope
1884Eryops reticulatus Cope p. 34
1902Eryops reticulatus Hay p. 422
1902Ophiacodon grandis Hay p. 434
2014Eryops grandis Schoch and Milner p. 90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
familyEryopidaeCope 1882
subfamilyEryopinae
genusEryops
speciesgrandis(Marsh 1878)

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.

Eryops grandis Marsh 1878
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Invalid names: Eryops reticulatus Cope 1881 [synonym]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: Wolfcampian or 298.90000 to 286.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian - Wolfcampian303.7 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Eryops grandis (77412)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Eryops grandis (80833 180106 180382 180383 180384 180940)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Colorado) Eryops grandis (85478)