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Prothoosuchus blomi

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Trematosauridae

Taxonomy
Prothoosuchus blomi was named by Getmanov (1989). It is not extant. Its type specimen is PIN 2423/ 1, a partial skeleton. It is the type species of Prothoosuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Prothoosuchus blomi Getmanov

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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
genusProthoosuchusGetmanov 1989
speciesblomiGetmanov 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.

†Prothoosuchus blomi Getmanov 1989
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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: Olenekian or 249.90000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Orenburg) Prothoosuchus blomi (195797)