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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Sirenidae : Siren : Siren lacertina |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Common Name | greater siren |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Siren lacertina | species | belongs to Siren | stated with evidence | Cope, 1875 | Siren lacertina | species | belongs to Siren | stated without evidence | Lynch, 1965 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 4.90 - 1.80 Ma Cenozoic |
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Environment | brackish,freshwater,terrestrial (based on Tetrapoda) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Temnospondyli) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Temnospondyli) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. D. Lynch. 1965. The Pleistocene amphibians of Pit II, Arredondo, Florida. Copeia 1965(1):72-77 |
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Lynch J. D. (1965) The Pleistocene amphibians of Pit II, Arredondo, Florida, Copeia 1965 1, 72-77 |
Cope E. D. Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia; with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on geographical distribution. Based on the specimens contained in the U. S. National Museum, Bulletin of the United States National Museum 1, 1-109 |
Goin C. J., Auffenberg W. (1955) The fossil salamanders of the family Sirenidae, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 113 7, 497-514 |
Estes R. (1981) , Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie/Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology. Part 2. Gymnophiona, Caudata. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, xv-115 |