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Cyclotosaurus papilio

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Cyclotosauridae

Taxonomy
Cyclotosaurus papilio was named by Wepfer (1913). Its type locality is Heckfeld Quarry, which is in a Ladinian terrestrial sandstone in Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Watson (1958); it was considered a nomen vanum by Welles and Cosgriff (1965); it was considered a nomen nudum by Kuhn (1971); it was considered a nomen dubium by Schoch (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Cyclotosaurus papilio Wepfer
2001Cyclotosaurus papilio Damiani p. 402

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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()
familyCyclotosauridaeShishkin 1964
genusCyclotosaurusFraas 1889
speciespapilioWepfer 1913

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.

Cyclotosaurus papilio Wepfer 1913
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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: piscivoreg
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-01-03 21:13:41
Modified: 2009-01-03 23:13:41
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cyclotosaurus papilio (type locality: 197700)