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Wantzosaurus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Trematosauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Wantzosaurus Lehman p. 114 figs. 1-2
1966Ifasaurus Lehman p. 132
1985Wantzosaurus Warren and Black
1988Ifasaurus Carroll
1988Wantzosaurus Carroll
2000Wantzosaurus Schoch and Milner p. 113
2002Wantzosaurus Steyer p. 772

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
RankNameAuthor
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Trematosauria
superfamilyTrematosauroidea
familyTrematosauridae
subfamilyLonchorhynchinae
genusWantzosaurus

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. †Wantzosaurus Lehman 1961
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Wantzosaurus elongatus Lehman 1961
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Invalid names: Ifasaurus elongatus Lehman 1966 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ifasaurus Lehman 1966 [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: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Smithian or 251.90200 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Smithian251.902 - 248.1Madagascar (Diana) Aphaneramma sp. (144089) Ifasaurus elongatus (144087) W. elongatus (144080)