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Prothoosuchus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Trematosauridae

Taxonomy
Prothoosuchus was named by Getmanov (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Prothoosuchus blomi.

It was assigned to Trematosauridae by Getmanov (1989).

Species
P. blomi (type species), P. samariensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Prothoosuchus Getmanov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
—Stereospondylomorpha
—Stereospondyli()
—Superstes
—Trematosauria
superfamilyTrematosauroidea
familyTrematosauridae
genusProthoosuchusGetmanov 1989

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. †Prothoosuchus Getmanov 1989
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†Prothoosuchus blomi Getmanov 1989
†Prothoosuchus samariensis Getmanov 1989
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: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Orenburg) P. blomi (195797)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Samara) P. samariensis (192169)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation (Samara) P. sp. (196091)