Lissamphibia

The Lissamphibia is a group of tetrapods that includes all modern amphibians. Lissamphibians consist of three living groups: the Salientia, the Caudata, and the Gymnophiona.

Lissamphibia

Giovanni Alberto Chaves Portilla · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
TemnospondyliPBDB
Diet
carnivorePBDB, for Temnospondyli
Life habit
amphibiousPBDB, for Temnospondyli
Motility
actively mobilePBDB, for Temnospondyli
Environment
brackish,freshwater,terrestrialPBDB, for Tetrapoda

Time the record covers

At least 248 million years on record.

The record covers at least 248.6 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 251.902 Mya to 0 Mya.

Permian — about 0 of 4304 occurrencesEarly Triassic — about 3 of 4304 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 0 of 4304 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 8 of 4304 occurrencesLate TriassicEarly Jurassic — about 10 of 4304 occurrencesEarly JurassicMiddle Jurassic — about 64 of 4304 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 63 of 4304 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 194 of 4304 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 1183 of 4304 occurrencesLate CretaceousPaleocene — about 147 of 4304 occurrencesEocene — about 183 of 4304 occurrencesEoceneOligocene — about 124 of 4304 occurrencesMiocene — about 737 of 4304 occurrencesPliocene — about 283 of 4304 occurrencesPleistocene — about 1214 of 4304 occurrences257–248 Mya — about 2 occurrences248–240 Mya — about 0.8 occurrences240–231 Mya — about 2 occurrences231–223 Mya — about 2 occurrences223–214 Mya — about 2 occurrences214–206 Mya — about 2 occurrences206–197 Mya — about 1 occurrence197–188 Mya — about 3 occurrences188–180 Mya — about 3 occurrences180–171 Mya — about 4 occurrences171–163 Mya — about 60 occurrences163–154 Mya — about 12 occurrences154–146 Mya — about 37 occurrences146–137 Mya — about 50 occurrences137–128 Mya — about 16 occurrences128–120 Mya — about 65 occurrences120–111 Mya — about 49 occurrences111–103 Mya — about 25 occurrences103–94 Mya — about 62 occurrences94–86 Mya — about 74 occurrences86–77 Mya — about 319 occurrences77–69 Mya — about 516 occurrences69–60 Mya — about 307 occurrences60–51 Mya — about 96 occurrences51–43 Mya — about 51 occurrences43–34 Mya — about 87 occurrences34–26 Mya — about 89 occurrences26–17 Mya — about 155 occurrences17–8.6 Mya — about 462 occurrences8.6–0 Mya — about 1749 occurrences248.6 Mya11.7 ka257 Mya0 Mya

4,304 occurrences of Lissamphibia on record, most of them in the Pleistocene. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

4,304 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

376 formations

Hell Creek — 47.80°N, 106.10°WHell Creek — 47.68°N, 106.43°WHell Creek — 45.95°N, 103.96°WHell Creek — 46.10°N, 103.30°WHell Creek — 45.98°N, 103.75°WHell Creek — 46.14°N, 103.80°WHell Creek — 46.41°N, 103.94°WHell Creek — 46.38°N, 103.96°WHell Creek — 46.21°N, 103.77°WHell Creek — 46.46°N, 104.02°WHell Creek — 46.33°N, 103.90°WHell Creek — 47.55°N, 107.13°WHell Creek — 47.62°N, 107.32°WHell Creek — 47.52°N, 106.98°WHell Creek — 47.57°N, 107.10°WHell Creek — 47.52°N, 106.40°WHell Creek — 47.58°N, 106.30°WHell Creek — 47.55°N, 107.25°WHell Creek — 47.60°N, 106.43°WHell Creek — 47.52°N, 107.18°WHell Creek — 47.53°N, 106.92°WHell Creek — 47.07°N, 106.92°WHell Creek — 47.60°N, 107.23°WHell Creek — 46.90°N, 101.50°WHell Creek — 47.61°N, 106.90°WHell Creek — 47.60°N, 107.00°WHell Creek — 46.41°N, 103.50°WHell Creek — 47.27°N, 107.13°WHell Creek — 45.66°N, 105.08°WHell Creek — 47.47°N, 107.37°WHell Creek — 45.05°N, 101.97°WHell Creek — 45.50°N, 103.10°WHell Creek — 45.64°N, 103.49°WHell Creek — 45.00°N, 103.19°WDinosaur Park — 50.75°N, 111.40°WDinosaur Park — 50.75°N, 111.51°WDinosaur Park — 49.12°N, 110.47°WDinosaur Park — 50.79°N, 111.62°WDinosaur Park — 50.75°N, 111.46°WDinosaur Park — 50.78°N, 111.33°WDinosaur Park — 49.10°N, 110.94°WDinosaur Park — 49.96°N, 110.27°WDinosaur Park — 50.68°N, 108.09°WAlamosa — 37.37°N, 105.75°WOldman — 50.75°N, 111.51°WOldman — 49.10°N, 110.94°WOldman — 49.08°N, 110.84°WOldman — 49.08°N, 110.68°WOldman — 49.16°N, 110.72°WOldman — 50.83°N, 111.32°WLance — 43.30°N, 104.37°WLance — 43.12°N, 104.64°WLance — 41.57°N, 108.67°WLance — 43.18°N, 104.53°WLance — 43.15°N, 104.57°WLance — 43.13°N, 104.49°WLance — 43.25°N, 104.52°WLance — 43.80°N, 104.62°WLance — 43.25°N, 104.65°WLance — 43.00°N, 104.50°WFort Union — 45.20°N, 109.00°WFort Union — 45.80°N, 109.80°WFort Union — 44.91°N, 108.93°WFort Union — 44.72°N, 108.62°WFort Union — 44.72°N, 108.38°WFort Union — 44.05°N, 109.00°WFort Union — 43.85°N, 108.35°WFort Union — 46.05°N, 104.48°WFort Union — 44.30°N, 109.00°WFort Union — 44.88°N, 109.12°WFort Union — 46.90°N, 101.50°WFort Union — 46.91°N, 101.44°WFort Union — 45.40°N, 105.60°WFort Union — 44.91°N, 109.02°WFort Union — 41.92°N, 108.56°WFort Union — 47.60°N, 107.00°WFort Union — 46.33°N, 104.01°WFort Union — 46.43°N, 103.93°WFort Union — 41.30°N, 107.74°WBissekty — 42.12°N, 62.66°EBissekty — 40.70°N, 72.60°EUpper Freshwater Molasse — 47.67°N, 8.93°EUpper Freshwater Molasse — 48.44°N, 11.04°EUpper Freshwater Molasse — 48.66°N, 10.23°EUpper Freshwater Molasse — 48.63°N, 11.80°EUpper Freshwater Molasse — 48.09°N, 10.03°EUpper Freshwater Molasse — 48.17°N, 10.10°EValentine — 42.78°N, 100.03°WValentine — 42.80°N, 100.80°WValentine — 42.79°N, 100.07°WValentine — 42.49°N, 98.11°WKaiparowits — 37.80°N, 111.50°WKaiparowits — 37.40°N, 111.20°WKaiparowits — 37.42°N, 111.77°WKaiparowits — 37.20°N, 112.88°WSpilia — 41.15°N, 23.48°EMaevarano — 15.91°S, 46.58°EMaevarano — 16.12°S, 45.74°EMaevarano — 15.98°S, 46.05°EMaevarano — 16.13°S, 45.63°Efacies à Congeria — 45.05°N, 7.93°EIron Springs — 37.57°N, 113.43°WIron Springs — 37.80°N, 112.81°WIron Springs — 37.90°N, 112.74°WIron Springs — 37.30°N, 113.40°WIron Springs — 37.37°N, 113.35°WMorrison — 41.89°N, 106.00°WMorrison — 38.54°N, 105.19°WMorrison — 44.46°N, 104.73°WMorrison — 40.47°N, 109.18°WMorrison — 41.98°N, 106.15°WMorrison — 39.24°N, 109.00°WMorrison — 37.63°N, 109.57°WMorrison — 40.30°N, 108.57°WStraight Cliffs — 37.80°N, 111.50°WStraight Cliffs — 37.64°N, 112.06°WStraight Cliffs — 37.60°N, 111.97°WStraight Cliffs — 37.62°N, 112.16°WStraight Cliffs — 37.60°N, 111.95°WStraight Cliffs — 35.57°N, 112.86°WOgallala — 39.08°N, 99.75°WOgallala — 35.79°N, 99.61°WOgallala — 38.90°N, 101.70°WOgallala — 39.91°N, 99.52°WForest Marble — 51.87°N, 1.27°WForest Marble — 50.71°N, 2.78°WForest Marble — 50.68°N, 2.66°WForest Marble — 51.73°N, 1.98°WForest Marble — 51.51°N, 2.16°WAsh Hollow — 41.30°N, 101.89°WAsh Hollow — 43.40°N, 100.60°WAsh Hollow — 42.39°N, 98.13°WAsh Hollow — 42.30°N, 98.00°WAsh Hollow — 42.63°N, 100.05°WWahweap — 37.63°N, 112.12°WWahweap — 37.60°N, 111.35°WWahweap — 37.59°N, 112.88°WWahweap — 37.65°N, 112.04°WDensuș-Ciula — 45.60°N, 22.85°EDensuș-Ciula — 45.60°N, 22.88°EAguja — 29.32°N, 103.52°WAguja — 29.20°N, 103.55°WAguja — 29.10°N, 103.17°WAguja — 29.30°N, 103.57°WWicomico — 29.42°N, 82.22°WWicomico — 29.60°N, 82.42°WMilk River — 49.10°N, 111.80°W

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The named rock units Lissamphibia has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 352 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 1,761 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Lissamphibia and its relatives

Pleistocene

Where Lissamphibia and its relatives were recorded in the Pleistocene.

Found in the same rock

3,535 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 805 sites for Lissamphibia, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

960 references

Each of the 4,304 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 948 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Lissamphibia

Credit
Giovanni Alberto Chaves Portilla
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan of Lissamphibia was found in Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. (Haeckel 1866)