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Dissorophidae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Otocoelidae Cope pp. 122, 123
1902Dissorophidae Boulenger
1902Otocoelidae Hay p. 429
1909Stegopidae Moodie p. 79
1911Aspidosaurus peltatus Williston
1914Broiliellus peltatus Williston p. 54
1919Dissorophidae Watson p. 65
1946Dissorophidae Kuhn p. 52
1946Stegopidae Kuhn p. 52
1956Dissorophidae Olson p. 320
1970Dissorophidae Olson p. 400
1971Dissorophidae Haubold p. 18
1973Dissorophidae Daly p. 568
1988Dissorophidae Carroll
1999Dissorophidae Li and Cheng pp. 239, 245
2000Dissorophidae Shishkin et al.
2005Dissorophidae Martens et al.
2008Dissorophidae Anderson et al. p. 70 fig. 9
2009Dissorophidae Reisz et al. p. 790
2011Dissorophidae Bourget and Anderson p. 45
2013Dissorophidae Schoch
2013Dissorophidae Schoch and Sues p. 438
2014Dissorophidae Schoch and Milner

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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
familyDissorophidaeBoulenger 1902

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.

Fm. †Dissorophidae Boulenger 1902
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Subfm. †Aspidosaurinae Case 1910
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G. †Aspidosaurus Broili 1904
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†Aspidosaurus binasser Berman and Lucas 2003
†Aspidosaurus chiton Broili 1904
†Aspidosaurus novomexicanus Williston 1911
Invalid names: Alegeinosaurus Case 1911 [synonym], Aspidosaurus aphthitos Cope 1881 [nomen dubium]
G. †Attenosaurus Aldrich and Jones 1930
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†Attenosaurus jonesii Aldrich and Jones 1930
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Invalid names: Hydromeda fimbriata Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
†Attenosaurus subulensis Aldrich 1930
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Invalid names: Attenosaurus indistinctus Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hydromeda Aldrich and Jones 1930 [synonym]
G. †Broomichnium Kuhn 1958
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G. †Cincosaurus Aldrich and Jones 1930
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†Cincosaurus cobbi Aldrich and Jones 1930
†Cincosaurus fisheri Aldrich and Jones 1930
†Cincosaurus jaggerensis Aldrich and Jones 1930
G. †Cursipes Matthew 1903
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†Cursipes dawsoni Matthew 1903
†Cursipes levis Matthew 1904
Subfm. †Dissorophinae Boulenger 1902
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G. †Broiliellus Williston 1914
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†Broiliellus brevis Carroll 1964
†Broiliellus olsoni DeMar 1967
†Broiliellus reiszi Holmes et al. 2013
†Broiliellus texensis Williston 1914
Invalid names: Broiliellus hektotopos Berman and Berman 1975 [nomen dubium]
G. †Dissorophus Cope 1895
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Invalid names: Dissorophus articulatus Cope 1896 [synonym], Longiscitula houghae DeMar 1966 [synonym], Otocoelus mimeticus Cope 1896 [synonym], Otocoelus testudineus Cope 1896 [synonym]
Invalid names: Longiscitula DeMar 1966 [synonym], Otocoelus Cope 1896 [synonym]
Unr. †Eucacopinae Schoch and Sues 2013
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G. †Anakamacops Li and Cheng 1999
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†Anakamacops petrolicus Li and Cheng 1999
G. †Brevidorsum Carroll 1964
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†Brevidorsum profundum Carroll 1964
G. †Cacops Williston 1910
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†Cacops aspidephorus Williston 1910
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Invalid names: Trematopsis seltini Olson 1956 [synonym]
†Cacops morrisi Reisz et al. 2009
†Cacops woehri Froebisch and Reisz 2012
Invalid names: Trematopsis Olson 1956 [synonym]
G. †Conjunctio Carroll 1964
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†Conjunctio multidens Carroll 1964
G. †Kamacops Gubin 1980
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†Kamacops acervalis Gubin 1980
G. †Parioxys Cope 1878
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†Parioxys bolli Carroll 1964
†Parioxys ferricolus Cope 1878
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Invalid names: Eryops ferricolus Cope 1878 [synonym]
G. †Reiszerpeton Maddin et al. 2013
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†Reiszerpeton renascentis Maddin et al. 2013
G. †Scapanops Schoch and Sues 2013
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†Scapanops neglecta Schoch and Sues 2013
G. †Zygosaurus Eichwald 1848
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†Zygosaurus lucius Eichwald 1848
G. †Fayella Olson 1965
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Invalid names: Fayella chickashaensis Olson 1965 [nomen dubium]
G. †Iratusaurus Gubin 1980
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†Iratusaurus vorax Gubin 1980
G. †Nooxobeia Gee et al. 2018
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†Nooxobeia gracilis Gee et al. 2018
G. †Notalacerta Butts 1891
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†Notalacerta magna Butts 1891
†Notalacerta pentadactyla Gilmore 1927
Subfm. †Platyhistricinae Schoch and Milner 2014
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G. †Astreptorhachis Vaughn 1971
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G. †Platyhystrix Williston 1911
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†Platyhystrix rugosus Case 1910
G. †Stegops Moodie 1909
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†Stegops newberryi Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Ceraterpeton divaricatum Cope 1885 [synonym], Erpetosaurus tuberculatus Moodie 1909 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aspidosaurus peltatus Williston 1911 [nomen dubium], Cacopinae Noble 1931 [empty], Otocoelidae Cope 1896 [synonym], Stegopidae Moodie 1909 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Reisz et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Wordian or 309.80000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Georgia) Cincosaurus cobbi (150407)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Alabama) Attenosaurus subulensis, Attenosaurus indistinctus, Cincosaurus cobbi, Cincosaurus jaggerensis, Cincosaurus jonesii, Cincosaurus fisheri, Hydromeda fimbriata (84135) Notalacerta missouriensis, Attenosaurus subulensis, Cincosaurus cobbi (81525)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Stegops newberryi (176092)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) Ceraterpeton divaricatum, Stegops divaricata, Erpetosaurus tuberculatus (85292)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Aspidosaurus sp. (180631)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Astreptorhachis ohioensis (176110)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Aspidosaurus sp. (13947)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Platyhystrix sp. (180633)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Aspidosaurus novomexicanus, Platyhystrix rugosus (34761)
Gzhelian - Sakmarian303.7 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Platyhystrix rugosus (180989)
Virgilian - Wolfcampian303.7 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Broiliellus novomexicanus, Conjunctio multidens (77412)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Conjunctio sp., Scapanops neglecta (173721)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Utah) Platyhystrix rugosus (13257)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Ohio) Broiliellus hektotopos (80720)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Conjunctio multidens (173814)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Texas) Brevidorsum profundum, Reiszerpeton renascentis (180393) Parioxys ferricolus (22667)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Texas) Broiliellus brevis, Parioxys bolli (79162) Broiliellus olsoni (13048)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Colorado) Conjunctio multidens (85475) Platyhystrix rugosus (85479)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Broiliellus reiszi (179932) Ctenosaurus rugosus (180944) Platyhystrix rugosus (80833 180106 180383 180384 180940 181077) Platyhystrix sp. (180974 181078)
Cisuralian298.9 - 273.01USA (Texas) Dissorophus multicinctus (180945)
Sakmarian - Kungurian293.52 - 272.3USA (Texas) Parioxys ferricolus (11152)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Oklahoma) Dissorophidae indet., Aspidosaurus sp., Cacops sp., Dissorophinae indet., Dissorophus multicinctus, Cacops woehri, Cacops aspidephorus (67862)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Germany (Thuringia) D. new sp. (80112)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Aspidosaurus glascocki (28143) Aspidosaurus sp. (13080) Aspidosaurus sp., Platyhystrix sp., Parioxys ferricolus (28238) Parioxys ferricolus (28142) Parioxys sp. (22669) Platyhystrix sp. (84716)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Texas) Aspidosaurus binasser (85300) Broiliellus sp. (28250) Broiliellus texensis (28242)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01USA (Texas) Cacops aspidophorus (79601)
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian279.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Kirov) Zygosaurus sp. (80022)
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian279.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Alegeinosaurus sp. (180620)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Broiliellus arroyoensis (13046) Cacops aspidephorus (28264) Dissorophidae indet., Aspidosaurus peltatus, Broiliellus peltatus (28267) Dissorophus multicinctus (22671 28270) Dissorophus multicinctus, Aspidosaurus chiton, Alegeinosaurus aphthitos (28256) Dissorophus sp., Otocoelus testudineus (28266) Otocoelus testudineus (22670) Trematopsis seltini (36571 67735)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Gansu) Anakamacops petrolicus (85431)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28USA (Oklahoma) Fayella chickashaensis (27475) Nooxobeia gracilis (217886)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Iratusaurus vorax (27341) Zygosaurus lucius (187931)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Perm) Kamacops acervalis (87102)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Perm Krai) Kamacops acervalis (187372)