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Attenosaurus subulensis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Taxonomy
Attenosaurus subulensis was named by Aldrich (1930). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is ALMNH, an other, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Galloway No. 11 Mine, which is in a Westphalian delta plain shale in the Pottsville Formation of Alabama. It is the type species of Attenosaurus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Attenosaurus subulensis Aldrich
1930Attenosaurus subulensis Aldrich and Jones
1930Attenosaurus indistinctus Aldrich and Jones p. 13 figs. Plates 1-4
1971Attenosaurus subulensis Haubold p. 19
1981Attenosaurus subulensis Thurmond and Jones p. 111
2005Attenosaurus subulensis Haubold et al. p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Dissorophoidea()
Xerodromes
Olsoniformes
familyDissorophidaeBoulenger 1902
genusAttenosaurus
speciessubulensisAldrich 1930

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.

Attenosaurus subulensis Aldrich 1930
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Invalid names: Attenosaurus indistinctus Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: ground dwellinguc
Diet: carnivoreuc
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2011-01-30 12:48:41
Modified: 2011-01-29 19:48:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Reisz et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian or 318.70000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Alabama) Attenosaurus subulensis (81525) Attenosaurus subulensis, Attenosaurus indistinctus (type locality: 84135)