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Nigerpeton ricqlesi
Taxonomy
Nigerpeton ricqlesi was named by Sidor et al. (2005). Its type specimen is MNN MOR69, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ibadanane Area II, which is in a Changhsingian floodplain mudstone/sandstone in the Moradi Formation of Niger. It is the type species of Nigerpeton.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Nigerpeton ricqlesi Sidor et al. p. 886 |
| 2006 | Nigerpeton ricqlesi Steyer et al. p. 18 figs. 1-4 |
| 2013 | Nigerpeton ricqlesi Schoch |
| 2014 | Nigerpeton ricqlesi Schoch and Milner |
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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.
†Nigerpeton ricqlesi Sidor et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | Niger (Agadez) | Nigerpeton ricqlesi (68053 type locality: 68054) |