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Xerodromes
Taxonomy
Xerodromes was named by Schoch and Milner (2014). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Dissorophoidea by Schoch and Milner (2014).
It was assigned to Dissorophoidea by Schoch and Milner (2014).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2014 | Xerodromes 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.
Unr. †Xerodromes Schoch and Milner 2014
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Unr. †Amphibamiformes Schoch 2019
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Fm. †Amphibamidae Moodie 1912
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G. †Amphibamus Cope 1865
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†Amphibamus grandiceps Cope 1865
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Invalid names: Mazonerpeton longicaudatum Moodie 1912 [synonym], Micrerpeton caudatum Moodie 1909 [synonym]
G. †Platyrhinops Steen 1931
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†Platyrhinops fritschi Werneburg 2012
†Platyrhinops lyelli Wyman 1858
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Invalid names: Ichthycanthus platypus Cope 1877 [synonym], Tuditanus mordax Cope 1874 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ichthycanthus Cope 1877 [synonym]
Invalid names: Doleserpetontidae Bolt 1969 [synonym]
G. †Anthracobamus Werneburg 2019
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†Anthracobamus fayoli Werneburg 2019
†Anthracobamus fritschi Werneburg 2019
Fm. †Branchiosauridae Fritsch 1883
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G. †Apateon von Meyer 1844
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†Apateon caducus Ammon 1889
†Apateon dracyi Boy 1972
†Apateon flagrifer Whittard 1930
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Invalid names: Branchiosaurus brachyrhynchus Watson 1963 [synonym]
†Apateon gracilis Credner 1881
†Apateon intermedius Werneburg 1996
†Apateon kontheri Werneburg 1988
†Apateon umbrosus Fritsch 1879
Invalid names: Protriton Gaudry 1876 [synonym], Salamandrella Gaudry 1875 [synonym]
G. †Branchiosaurus Fritsch 1876
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†Branchiosaurus commentryensis Werneburg 2019
†Branchiosaurus darrahi Romer 1939
†Branchiosaurus salamandroides Fritsch 1875
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Invalid names: Protriton fayoli Thevenin 1906 [synonym]
G. †Leptorophus Bulman and Whittard 1926
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†Leptorophus raischi Schoch 2014
†Leptorophus tener Schönfeld 1911
G. †Melanerpeton Fritsch 1878
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†Melanerpeton arnhardti Werneburg 1988
†Melanerpeton eisfeldi Werneburg 1988
†Melanerpeton humbergense Boy 1978
†Melanerpeton latirostre Credner 1881
†Melanerpeton moravicum Fritsch 1883
†Melanerpeton pusillum Fritsch 1878
†Melanerpeton sembachense Werneburg 1989
Invalid names: Melanerpetum Lydekker 1890 [synonym]
Invalid names: Tungussogyrininae Kuhn 1962 [empty]
Fm. †Micropholidae Watson 1919
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G. †Tersomius Case 1910
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†Tersomius dolesensis Anderson and Bolt 2013
†Tersomius mosesi Olson 1970
†Tersomius texensis Case 1910
Unr. †Olsoniformes Anderson et al. 2008
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Fm. †Dissorophidae Boulenger 1902
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Subfm. †Aspidosaurinae Case 1910
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G. †Aspidosaurus Broili 1904
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†Aspidosaurus binasser Berman and Lucas 2003
†Aspidosaurus chiton Broili 1904
†Aspidosaurus glascocki Case 1910
†Aspidosaurus novomexicanus Williston 1911
Invalid names: Alegeinosaurus Case 1911 [synonym], Aspidosaurus aphthitos Cope 1881 [nomen dubium]
G. †Attenosaurus Aldrich and Jones 1930
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†Attenosaurus jonesii Aldrich and Jones 1930
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Invalid names: Hydromeda fimbriata Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
†Attenosaurus subulensis Aldrich 1930
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Invalid names: Attenosaurus indistinctus Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hydromeda Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
G. †Cincosaurus Aldrich and Jones 1930
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†Cincosaurus cobbi Aldrich and Jones 1930
†Cincosaurus fisheri Aldrich and Jones 1930
†Cincosaurus jaggerensis Aldrich and Jones 1930
Subfm. †Dissorophinae Boulenger 1902
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G. †Broiliellus Williston 1914
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†Broiliellus arroyoensis DeMar 1967
†Broiliellus brevis Carroll 1964
†Broiliellus olsoni DeMar 1967
†Broiliellus reiszi Holmes et al. 2013
†Broiliellus texensis Williston 1914
Invalid names: Broiliellus hektotopos Berman and Berman 1975 [nomen dubium]
G. †Dissorophus Cope 1895
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†Dissorophus multicinctus Cope 1895
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Invalid names: Dissorophus articulatus Cope 1896 [synonym], Longiscitula houghae DeMar 1966 [synonym], Otocoelus mimeticus Cope 1896 [synonym], Otocoelus testudineus Cope 1896 [synonym]
Invalid names: Longiscitula DeMar 1966 [synonym], Otocoelus Cope 1896 [synonym]
Unr. †Eucacopinae Schoch and Sues 2013
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G. †Cacops Williston 1910
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†Cacops morrisi Reisz et al. 2009
†Cacops woehri Froebisch and Reisz 2012
Invalid names: Trematopsis Olson 1956 [synonym]
G. †Notalacerta Butts 1891
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†Notalacerta magna Butts 1891
†Notalacerta missouriensis Butts 1891
†Notalacerta pentadactyla Gilmore 1927
Subfm. †Platyhistricinae Schoch and Milner 2014
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G. †Stegops Moodie 1909
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†Stegops newberryi Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Ceraterpeton divaricatum Cope 1885 [synonym], Erpetosaurus tuberculatus Moodie 1909 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aspidosaurus peltatus Williston 1911 [nomen dubium], Cacopinae Noble 1931 [empty], Otocoelidae Cope 1896 [synonym], Stegopidae Moodie 1909 [synonym]
Fm. †Trematopidae Williston 1910
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G. †Acheloma Cope 1882
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†Acheloma cryptatheria Osterling Arias et al. 2024
†Acheloma cumminsi Cope 1882
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Invalid names: Acheloma dunni Polley and Reisz 2011 [synonym], Trematops milleri Williston 1909 [synonym]
Invalid names: Trematops Williston 1909 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Achelomidae Watson 1919 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Uhen 2004, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Induan or 309.80000 to 249.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 307.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 307.4 Ma
Collections (151 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Carboniferous | USA (Alabama) | Attenosaurus subulensis, Cincosaurus cobbi (241686) | |
| Pennsylvanian | USA (Georgia) | Cincosaurus cobbi (150407) | |
| Westphalian | Morocco | Notalacerta missouriensis (242126) | |
| Westphalian | USA (Alabama) | Attenosaurus subulensis, Attenosaurus indistinctus, Cincosaurus cobbi, Cincosaurus jaggerensis, Cincosaurus jonesii, Cincosaurus fisheri, Hydromeda fimbriata (84135) Notalacerta missouriensis, Attenosaurus subulensis, Cincosaurus cobbi (81525) | |
| Moscovian | Czechia | Branchiosaurus salamandroides (125662) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Ohio) | Stegops newberryi (176092) | |
| Westphalian D | Czechia (Pilsen) | Branchiosaurus salamandroides, Platyrhinops fritschi, Mordex calliprepes (84835) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Amphibamus grandiceps (122493) Micrerpeton caudatum, Amphibamus grandiceps, Eumicrerpeton parvum, Mazonerpeton longicaudatum (79598) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Ohio) | Ceraterpeton divaricatum, Stegops divaricata, Raniceps lyelli, Ichthycanthus platypus, Tuditanus mordex, Erpetosaurus tuberculatus (85292) | |
| Stephanian | France (Saône-et-Loire) | Branchiosaurus petrolei (236920) | |
| Late/Upper Pennsylvanian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Branchiosaurus darrahi (197955) | |
| Missourian | USA (Missouri) | Notalacerta missouriensis, Notamphibia magna (237797) | |
| Missourian | USA (Kansas) | Actiobates peabodyi (80784) | |
| Missourian - Gzhelian | USA (New Mexico) | Anconastes vesperus (12943) | |
| Gzhelian | USA (Nebraska) | Aspidosaurus sp. (180631) | |
| Gzhelian | Germany (Thuringia) | Apateon intermedius (180675) Melanerpeton sembachense, Apateon dracyi (176543) | |
| Gzhelian | USA (Ohio) | Astreptorhachis ohioensis (176110) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Kansas) | Eoscopus lockardi (68427) Platyhystrix sp. (180633) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Oklahoma) | Aspidosaurus sp. (13947) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Fedexia striegeli (179596) | |
| Virgilian | USA (New Mexico) | Aspidosaurus novomexicanus, Platyhystrix rugosus (34761) Milneria huberi (179964) | |
| Gzhelian - Asselian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatine) | Apateon pedestris (180798) | |
| Gzhelian - Sakmarian | USA (New Mexico) | Platyhystrix rugosus (180989) | |
| Virgilian - Wolfcampian | USA (New Mexico) | Broiliellus novomexicanus, Conjunctio multidens (77412) | |
| Stephanian B - Stephanian C | France (Bourgogne) | Branchiosaurus sp. (176090) | |
| Stephanian C | France (Allier) | Protriton fayoli, Anthracobamus fayoli, Branchiosaurus commentryensis (180632) | |
| Kuzel | Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) | Apateon pedestris (180803) | |
| Asselian | Czechia (Liberec) | Branchiosaurus sp., Melanerpeton sp. (232993) Melanerpeton sp. (232996 232997) | |
| Asselian | USA (Texas) | Conjunctio sp., Scapanops neglecta (173721) | |
| Asselian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatine) | Apateon pedestris (180802 180804 180805) | |
| Asselian | Germany (Rhineland-Pfalz) | Melanerpeton humbergense (180783) | |
| Asselian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) | Apateon pedestris, Apateon caducus (180796) Apateon pedestris, Melanerpeton humbergense, Apateon caducus (85451) | |
| Asselian | Czechia (Liberec Region) | Melanerpeton sp. (179047) | |
| Asselian | Czechia (Krkonose) | Apateon umbrosa, Branchiosaurus sp., Melanerpeton sp. (232614) | |
| Asselian | USA (Nebraska) | Amphibamidae sp., Plemmyradytes shintoni (179620) | |
| Asselian | Germany (Thuringia) | Apateon dracyi (181127) Apateon flagrifer (181129 181130) Melanerpeton eisfeldi, Apateon kontheri, Branchiosaurus flagrifer (180765) Melanerpeton gracile, Apateon flagrifer (180778) Schoenfelderpeton prescheri, Apateon dracyi (176531) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | France | Apateon gracilis (34797) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatine) | Apateon pedestris (180800 180806) Apateon pedestris, Branchiosaurus caducus (180797) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | USA (Ohio) | Broiliellus hektotopos (80720) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | USA (New Mexico) | Conjunctio multidens (173814) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | USA (Texas) | Brevidorsum profundum, Reiszerpeton renascentis (180393) Parioxys ferricolus (22667) Rubeostratilia texensis (113555) | |
| Asselian - Sakmarian | USA (Utah) | Platyhystrix rugosus (13257) | |
| Wolfcampian | USA (Colorado) | Conjunctio multidens (85475) Platyhystrix rugosus (85479) | |
| Wolfcampian | USA (New Mexico) | Broiliellus reiszi (179932) Ctenosaurus rugosus (180944) Ecolsonia cutlerensis (171346 180107) Ecolsonia cutlerensis, Platyhystrix rugosus (180106) Platyhystrix rugosus (80833 180383 180384 180940 181077) Platyhystrix sp. (180974 181078) | |
| Wolfcampian | USA (Texas) | Acheloma cumminsi, Tersomius texensis, Pasawioops mayi, Broiliellus brevis, Acheloma pricei, Nanobamus macrorhinus, Parioxys bolli (79162) Broiliellus olsoni (13048) | |
| Autunian | Germany (Rhineland-Palatine) | Apateon pedestris, Branchiosaurus humbergensis, Apateon caducus (178736) | |
| Autunian | France (Saone et Loire) | Apateon pedestris (176500) | |
| Autunian | France (Saone et Laoire) | Branchiosaurus dracyi (180674) | |
| Autunian | Germany (Thuringia) | Apateon flagrifer (181128) | |
| Autunian | France (Burgundy) | Apateon pedestris (180801) | |
| Autunian | Germany (Mittelsachsen) | Melanerpeton tener, Schoenfelderpeton prescheri, Apateon dracyi (176535) | |
| Autunian | Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) | Leptorophus raischi (180284) | |
| Cisuralian | Czechia (South Moravia) | Melanerpeton moravicum (197951) | |
| Cisuralian | USA (Texas) | Dissorophus multicinctus (180945) | |
| Cisuralian | Czechia | Apateon sp. (180794) | |
| Autunian - Permian | Italy (Sardinia) | Branchiosaurus petrolei (28463 28464 28465) | |
| Permian | USA (Oklahoma) | Acheloma sp. (221391 221392) | |
| Sakmarian | Germany (Saxony) | Branchiosaurus gracilis (52522) | |
| Sakmarian | Germany (Thuringia) | Apateon flagrifer (180764) | |
| Sakmarian | Germany (Thüringia) | Apateon flagrifer (180795) | |
| Sakmarian | Germany (Thüringer Wald) | Melanerpeton arnhardti (160735) | |
| Sakmarian - Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Parioxys ferricolus (11152) | |
| Artinskian | Germany (Thuringia) | Dissorophidae new sp. , Georgenthalia clavinasica, Tambachia trogallas, Trematopidae new sp. (80112) | |
| Artinskian | USA (Oklahoma) | Dissorophidae indet., Aspidosaurus sp., Cacops sp., Tersomius sp., Trematopsidae indet., Acheloma cumminsi, Dissorophinae indet., Doleserpeton annectens, Pasawioops mayi, Acheloma dunni, Dissorophus multicinctus, Tersomius dolesensis, Cacops woehri, Acheloma cryptatheria, Cacops aspidephorus (67862) | |
| Artinskian | USA (Texas) | Aspidosaurus glascocki (28143) Aspidosaurus sp. (13080) Aspidosaurus sp., Platyhystrix sp., Parioxys ferricolus (28238) Parioxys ferricolus (28142) Parioxys sp. (22669) Platyhystrix sp. (84716) Tersomius texensis, Acheloma whitei (28145) Trematops sp. (22668) | |
| Artinskian - Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Aspidosaurus binasser (85300) Broiliellus sp. (28250) Broiliellus texensis (28242) | |
| Leonardian | USA (Oklahoma) | Amphibia sp. (80691) | |
| Leonardian | USA (Texas) | Cacops aspidophorus (79601) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Acheloma sp., Dissorophus multicinctus, Aspidosaurus chiton, Alegeinosaurus aphthitos (28256) Broiliellus arroyoensis (13046) Cacops aspidephorus (28264) Dissorophidae indet., Trematops milleri, Aspidosaurus peltatus, Broiliellus peltatus (28267) Dissorophus multicinctus (22671 28270) Dissorophus sp., Otocoelus testudineus (28266) Gerobatrachus hottoni (91038) Otocoelus testudineus (22670) Trematopsis seltini (36571 67735) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Oklahoma) | Tersomius mosesi (79531) Tersomius texensis (67945) | |
| Rotliegendes | Czechia (Boheme) | Melanerpeton pusillum, Branchiosaurus umbrosus (58139) | |
| Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian | Russian Federation (Kirov) | Zygosaurus sp. (80022) | |
| Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian | Russian Federation (Komi Republic) | Alegeinosaurus sp. (180620) | |
| Roadian - Wordian | USA (Oklahoma) | Fayella chickashaensis (27475) Nooxobeia gracilis (217886) | |
| Roadian - Wordian | China (Gansu) | Anakamacops petrolicus (85431) | |
| Urzhumian | Russian Federation (Perm Krai) | Kamacops acervalis (187372) | |
| Urzhumian | Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) | Iratusaurus vorax (27341) Zygosaurus lucius (187931) | |
| Urzhumian | Russian Federation (Perm) | Kamacops acervalis (87102) | |
| Wordian | Türkiye | Branchiosauridae indet. (218172) | |
| Lopingian - Early/Lower Triassic | Russian Federation (Evenk Autonomous District) | Tungussogyrinus bergi (28624 28630 28631) | |
| Induan | South Africa (Free State) | Micropholis stowi (105608 144323 144325 144327 144328) | |
| Induan | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Micropholis stowi (144320 144321 144322) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | Antarctica | Micropholis stowi (220333) | |
| Induan - Olenekian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Micropholis stowi, Petrophryne granulata (13043) | |
| Induan - Olenekian | South Africa (Free State) | Micropholis stowi (98602 144326) |