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Prodesmodon copei

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Batrachosauroididae

Taxonomy
Prodesmodon copei was named by Estes (1964). Its type specimen is UCMP 55783, a set of vertebrae (dorsal vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Prodesmodon copei Estes p. 88
1964Cuttysarkus mcnallyi Estes pp. 139-140 fig. 68
1970Cuttysarkus mcnallyi Estes and Berberian p. 5
1979Prodesmodon copei Naylor p. 19
1981Prodesmodon copei Estes
1989Prodesmodon copei Bryant p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
orderProteida
familyBatrachosauroididae
genusProdesmodon
speciescopei

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.

†Prodesmodon copei Estes 1964
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Invalid names: Cuttysarkus mcnallyi Estes 1964 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-09-14 13:36:15
Modified: 2005-09-14 15:36:15
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bryant 1989, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Puercan or 72.10000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Prodesmodon copei (14458)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Cuttysarkus mcnallyi, Prodesmodon copei (36543) Prodesmodon copei (14498 36449)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Prodesmodon copei (14446)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) Prodesmodon copei (85498 85499)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Prodesmodon copei (144499)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Prodesmodon copei (14655)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Cuttysarkus mcnallyi, Prodesmodon copei (14519 14566 14596) Prodesmodon copei (14505 14514 14524 14538 14577 14598)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Cuttysarkus mcnallyi, Prodesmodon copei (13142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Cuttysarkus mcnallyi, Prodesmodon copei (type locality: 14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Prodesmodon copei (45144)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Prodesmodon copei (14666 14766 218649)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Colorado) Prodesmodon copei (14792)