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Habrosaurus dilatus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Habrosaurus dilatus was named by Gilmore (1928). Its type specimen is USNM 10749 (greater portion of left dentary with teeth) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lance Creek (AMNH 1892 general), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Habrosaurus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Habrosaurus dilatus Gilmore p. 161 figs. 106l Pl. 26:7, 9
1930Habrosaurus dilatus Hay p. 256
1958Adelphesiren olivae Goin and Auffenberg p. 454
1964Habrosaurus dilatus Estes p. 69
1976Habrosaurus dilatus Estes p. 505
1981Habrosaurus dilatus Estes
1989Habrosaurus dilatus Bryant p. 33
1991Habrosaurus dilatus Sullivan p. 296

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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)
familyUrodela()
familySirenidaeGray 1825
genusHabrosaurus
speciesdilatus

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.

†Habrosaurus dilatus Gilmore 1928
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Invalid names: Adelphesiren olivae Goin and Auffenberg 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaters
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: aquatics
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-09-14 13:38:12
Modified: 2005-09-14 15:38:12
Source: s = species, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bryant 1989, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Habrosaurus dilatus (14458)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) Habrosaurus dilatus (85498 85499)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Adelphesiren olivae (133002) Habrosaurus dilatus (14505 14514 14519 14522 14524 14527 14538 14540 14541 14542 14543 14557 14566 14577 14579 14596 75296)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Habrosaurus dilatus (14537)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Habrosaurus dilatus (14534 14535 14549 14639 14654 144499 144502 192247 192248)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Habrosaurus dilatus (14655)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Habrosaurus dilatus (14610)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Habrosaurus dilatus (45102 45112 45118 45144)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Habrosaurus dilatus (14585 type locality: 180016)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Habrosaurus dilatus (13142)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Habrosaurus dilatus (14805)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Habrosaurus dilatus (14798 218649)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Habrosaurus dilatus (14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Habrosaurus dilatus (14865)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Habrosaurus dilatus (14874 14906 133003)