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Embolomeri

Osteichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Embolomeri Cope p. 36
1919Embolomeri Watson p. 64
1946Embolomeri Kuhn p. 51
1972Embolomeri Carroll et al. p. 21
1988Embolomeri Carroll
2019Embolomeri Marjanović and Laurin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
suborderEmbolomeri
suborderEmbolomeri

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.

Subor. †Embolomeri
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Fm. †Anthracosauridae Cope 1875
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G. †Anthracosaurus Huxley 1863
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†Anthracosaurus lancifer Newberry 1856
†Anthracosaurus russelli Huxley 1863
G. †Eobaphetes Moodie 1916
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†Eobaphetes kansensis Moodie 1911
Superfm. †Anthracosauroidea Cope 1872
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Fm. †Cricotidae Cope 1884
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G. †Cricotillus Case 1902
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Fm. †Eogyrinidae Watson 1929
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G. †Aversor Gubin 1985
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†Aversor dmitrievi Gubin 1985
G. †Calligenethlon Steen 1934
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†Calligenethlon watsoni Steen 1934
G. †Carbonoherpeton Klembara 1985
G. †Diplovertebron Fritsch 1879
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†Diplovertebron punctatum Fritsch 1879
G. †Leptophractus Cope 1873
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G. †Neopteroplax Romer 1963
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†Neopteroplax relictus Romer 1963
G. †Nummulosaurus Fritsch 1901
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†Nummulosaurus kolbii Fritsch 1900
G. †Pholiderpeton Huxley 1869
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†Pholiderpeton attheyi Watson 1926
†Pholiderpeton scutigerum Huxley 1869
Invalid names: Eogyrinus Watson 1926 [synonym]
G. †Pteroplax Hancock and Atthey 1868
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†Pteroplax cornutus Hancock and Atthey 1868
Invalid names: Otocratiidae Watson 1926 [empty], Palaeogyrinidae Watson 1926 [empty]
G. †Seroherpeton Chen and Liu 2020
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†Seroherpeton yangquanensis Chen and Liu 2020
Invalid names: Loxommatoidea Watson 1926 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 358.86000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Canada (Nova Scotia) Embolomeri indet. (200573)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9USA (Iowa) Embolomeri indet. (68318)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Embolomeri indet. (22725)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (England) Embolomeri indet. (22726)
Serpukhovian - Bashkirian330.3 - 315.2Canada (Nova Scotia) Embolomeri indet., Pholiderpeton bretonense (175248)
Namurian - Westphalian330.3 - 307.4USA (Arkansas) Eobaphetes kansensis (178846)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Eogyrinus attheyi (176264) Eogyrinus attheyi, Pteroplax cornuta (177139)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Anthracosaurus russelli (178845) Pholiderpeton scutigerum (175174 176254)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Pholiderpeton scutigerum (175922)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Calligenethlon watsoni (28069)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Eogyrinus attheyi (179053) Pholiderpeton sp., Anthracosaurus russelli (176242)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C316.9 - 309.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Anthracosaurus russelli, Eogyrinus attheyi (178804)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czechia Nummulosaurus kolbii (125662)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Pholiderpeton scutigerum (137311)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4Canada (Nova Scotia) Carbonoherpeton carrolli (80111)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Ohio) Anthracosaurus lancifer, Leptophractus obsoletus (85292)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4Czechia (Pilsen) Diplovertebron punctatum (84835)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3USA (Ohio) Neopteroplax conemaughensis (178844 179045)
Stephanian307.4 - 300.3USA (Texas) Neopteroplax relictus (175919)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Embolomeri indet. (34761)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Embolomeri indet. (28067)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3USA (New Mexico) Embolomeri indet. (180988)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Oklahoma) Cricotillus brachydens (79402)
Rotliegendes283.3 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) Embolomeri indet. (28068)
Ufimian277.3 - 274.4Russian Federation (Komi) Aversor dmitrievi (84719)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Shanxi) Seroherpeton yangquanensis (216281)