Phlegethontia_linearis

<i>Phlegethontia</i>

Phlegethontia

Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs

Phlegethontia is an extinct genus of aïstopod tetrapodomorphs from the Carboniferous and Permian periods of Europe and North America.[1]

Early restoration of P. longissima

Quick Facts Phlegethontia Temporal range: Late Carboniferous to Early Permian, Scientific classification ...

It was about 1 metre (3.3 ft) long, and possessed a lightly built skull with many openings, unlike some earlier relatives.[2]

"Dolichosoma" longissima, named by Antonin Fritsch in 1875, has been reassigned to the genus Phlegethontia and is now considered to be P. longissima.[3][4] "Dolichosoma" has been considered to be a nomen nudum because the holotype was inadequately described through a layer of matrix by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1867.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "†Phlegethontia Cope 1871". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. [2]
    Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 54. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
  3. [3]
    Fritsch, A. (1875). "Über die Fauna der Gaskohle des Pilsner und Rakonitzer Beckens". Sitzungsberichtde er Böhemischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften. Prague. pp. 70–79.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. [4]
    Anderson, J. S. (2002). "Revision of the aïstopod genus Phlegethontia (Tetrapoda: Lepospondyli)". Journal of Paleontology. 76 (6): 1029–1046. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2002)076<1029:rotagp>2.0.co;2.
  5. [5]
    Huxley, T. H.; Wright, E. P. (1867). "On a collection of fossil vertebrates, from the Jarrow Colliery, County of Kilkenny, Ireland". Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy. 24: 351–369.
  6. [6]
    Baird, D. (1964). "The aïstopod amphibians surveyed". Breviora. 206. Museum of Comparative Zoology: 1–17.


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