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Laoporus

Synonyms
  • Barypodus was named by Gilmore (1926). It is considered to be a form taxon.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Laoporus by Haubold (1971).
  • Agostopus was named by Gilmore (1926). It is considered to be a form taxon.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Laoporus by Haubold (1971).
  • Palaeopus was named by Gilmore (1926). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Palaeopus regularis.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Laoporus by Haubold (1971).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Laoporus Lull
1926Agostopus Gilmore
1926Palaeopus Gilmore
1926Barypodus Gilmore p. 55
1971Laoporus Haubold p. 38
1974Laoporus Haubold p. 34
1997Laoporus Tresise and Sarjeant

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
genusLaoporusLull 1918

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.

G. †Laoporus Lull 1918
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Barypodus gravis major Schmidt 1959
Laoporus ambiguus Jardine 1853
Laoporus coloradensis Henderson 1924
Laoporus gravis Schmidt 1959
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Barypodus gravis junior Schmidt 1959
Laoporus matheri Gilmore 1926
Laoporus maximus Gilmore 1927
Laoporus medius Gilmore 1927
Laoporus merriami Gilmore 1926
Laoporus metszeri Gilmore 1927
Laoporus noblei Lull 1918
Laoporus palmatus Gilmore 1926
Laoporus schucherti Lull 1918
Laoporus tridactylus Gilmore 1927
Invalid names: Agostopus Gilmore 1926 [synonym], Barypodus Gilmore 1926 [synonym], Palaeopus Gilmore 1926 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Permian to the top of the Aptian or 298.90000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 252.17United Kingdom (Cumbria) L. ambiguus (197346)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Brazil (São Paulo) L. sp. (56559)