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Chelotriton paradoxus

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Chelotriton paradoxus was named by Pomel (1853).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. pliocenicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Chelotriton paradoxus Pomel
1981Chelotriton paradoxus Estes
2008Chelotriton paradoxus Venczel and Stiuca p. 733 figs. 1 & 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusChelotritonPomel 1853
speciesparadoxusPomel 1853

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.

†Chelotriton paradoxus Pomel 1853
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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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the MN 11 or 27.30000 to 7.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Chelotriton paradoxus (60281)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Chelotriton paradoxus (84606)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany Chelotriton paradoxus (46955)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Chelotriton paradoxus (48325)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Chelotriton paradoxus (42594)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Romania (Arad) Chelotriton paradoxus (135812)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Austria Chelotriton paradoxus (175587)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) Chelotriton paradoxus (48446)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation (Adygea) Chelotriton paradoxus (196590 196591)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Burgenland) Chelotriton paradoxus (37789)