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Selenocarinae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Mastodonsauridae

Taxonomy
Selenocarinae was named by Novikov (2016). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Capitosauridae by Novikov (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Selenocarinae 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()
familyMastodonsauridaeLydekker 1885
subfamilySelenocarinae
subfamilySelenocarinae

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.

Subfm. †Selenocarinae Novikov 2016
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G. †Samarabatrachus Novikov 2016
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†Samarabatrachus bjerringi Novikov 2016
G. †Selenocara Bjerring 1997
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†Selenocara groenlandica Bjerring 1997
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Invalid names: Wetlugasaurus groenlandicus Säve-Söderbergh 1935 [replaced]
†Selenocara rossica Novikov 2016
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: Induan or 251.90200 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9Greenland (Northeast Greenland National Park) Wetlugasaurus groenlandicus (143870)
Induan251.902 - 249.9Russian Federation (Orenburg) Selenocara rossica, Samarabatrachus bjerringi (195805)