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Sangaia

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhytidosteidae

Taxonomy
Sangaia was named by Dias-da-Silva and Marsicano (2006). It is not extant. Its type is Cabralia lavinai.

It was assigned to Rhytidosteidae by Dias-da-Silva and Marsicano (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Sangaia Dias-da-Silva and Marsicano

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
infraorderRhytidostea
superfamilyRhytidosteoidea
familyRhytidosteidaeHuene 1920
genusSangaia

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.

G. †Sangaia Dias-da-Silva and Marsicano 2006
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Sangaia lavinai Dias-da-Silva et al. 2006
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: base of the Induan to the top of the Olenekian or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Cabralia lavinai (99231)