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Qantas

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Benthosuchidae

Taxonomy
Qantas was named by Novikov (2012). It is not extant. Its type is Qantas samarensis. It is the type genus of Qantasinae.

It was assigned to Qantasinae by Novikov (2012).

Species
Q. samarensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Qantas Novikov

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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
—Capitosauria
—Capitosauroidea()
familyBenthosuchidaeEfremov 1940
subfamilyQantasinae
genusQantas

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. †Qantas Novikov 2012
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†Qantas samarensis Novikov 2012
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: base of the Induan to the top of the Smithian or 251.90200 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9Russian Federation (Orenburg) Q. sp. (195805)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation (Samara) Q. samarensis (196087)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Orenburg) Q. samarensis (195797)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Samara) Q. samarensis (195786)