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Cincosaurus fisheri

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Taxonomy
Cincosaurus fisheri was named by Aldrich and Jones (1930). 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Cincosaurus fisheri Aldrich and Jones p. 27
1971Cincosaurus fisheri Haubold p. 19

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

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.

Cincosaurus fisheri Aldrich and Jones 1930
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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: 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, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Reisz et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian or 318.10000 to 306.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.1 - 306.95USA (Alabama) Cincosaurus fisheri (type locality: 84135)