Parapytanga catarinensis

Parapytanga catarinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Stereospondyli

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Ordo: †Temnospondyli Subordo: †Eutemnospondyli Subordo: †Rhachitomi Cladus: †Eryopiformes Cladus: †Limnarchia Cladus: †Stereospondylomorpha Subordo: †Stereospondyli

Familia: †Rhinesuchidae
Genus: †Parapytanga
Species: †Parapytanga catarinensis

Name

Parapytanga catarinensis Strapasson, Pinheiro & Soares, 2015

Holotype: UFRGS-PV-0355-P

Type locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Serra do Espigão

Type horizon: Middle–Upper Permian, Rio do Rasto Formation, Morro Pelado Member, Paraná Basin

Etymology: from Portuguese catarinense, demonym for Santa Catarina. [Strapasson, Pinheiro & Soares, 2015: 845]

References

Primary references

• Strapasson, A., Pinheiro, F.L. & Soares, M.B. 2015. On a new stereospondylomorph temnospondyl from the Middle–Late Permian of Southern Brazil. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60(4): 843–855. DOI: 10.4202/app.00059.2014 Reference page. 

Links

• Parapytanga catarinensis – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

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