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Palaeobatrachus eurydices

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Palaeobatrachidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobatrachus eurydices was named by Villa et al. (2016). Its type specimen is RGM 632073, a maxilla (left maxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Russel-Tiglia-Egypte pit, which is in a Pleistocene fine channel fill sandstone in the Netherlands.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Palaeobatrachus eurydices Villa et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
suborderAnura()
XenoanuraSavage 1973
PipimorphaFord and Cannatella 1993
familyPalaeobatrachidaeCope 1865
genusPalaeobatrachusTschudi 1839
specieseurydices

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.

Palaeobatrachus eurydices Villa et al. 2016
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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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Netherlands (Limburg) Palaeobatrachus eurydices (type locality: 192405)