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Ptyonius olisthmonaias

Amphibia - Urocordylidae

Taxonomy
Ptyonius olisthmonaias was named by Thayer (1985). Its type specimen is UALP 5264, a set of vertebrae (single caudal vertebra lacking the neural spine), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Swisshelm Mts. amphibian site, which is in a Westphalian A/Westphalian B shallow subtidal limestone in the Black Prince Limestone Formation of Arizona.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Ptyonius olisthmonaias Thayer p. 693 fig. 6
1998Ptyonius olisthmonaias Carroll et al. p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
Lepospondyli()
Nectridea()
familyUrocordylidaeLydekker 1889
subfamilyUrocordylinae
genusPtyonius
speciesolisthmonaias

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.

Ptyonius olisthmonaias Thayer 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Westphalian B or 318.10000 to 314.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A - Westphalian B318.1 - 314.6USA (Arizona) Ptyonius olisthmonaias (type locality: 92271)