IRMNG - Micromelerpetontidae Boy, 1972 †

IRMNG taxon details

Micromelerpetontidae Boy, 1972 †

IRMNG_ID

101960 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:101960)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Temnospondyli †

Direct children (5)

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Genus Eimerisaurus Boy, 2002 †
Genus Limnerpetum Lydekker, 1890 † (Misspelling)
Genus Branchierpeton Boy, 1972 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Limnerpeton Fritsch, 1881 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Microdon Fritsch, 1876 † accepted as Limnerpeton Fritsch, 1881 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Micromelerpetontidae Boy, 1972 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101960 on 2025-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-11-20 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Amphibia (Class) > Temnospondyli (Order) > Micromelerpetontidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): F; stratigraphic range: Carboniferous (Moscovian)-Permian (Artinskian) [details]