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Plesiolacerta

Reptilia - Lacertidae

Taxonomy
Plesiolacerta was named by Hoffstetter (1942). It is not extant. Its type is Plesiolacerta lydekkeri.

It was assigned to Lacertidae by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988).

Species
P. eratosthenesi, P. lydekkeri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Plesiolacerta Hoffstetter
1983Plesiolacerta Estes
1988Plesiolacerta Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
familyLacertidaeBonaparte 1831
genusPlesiolacertaHoffstetter 1942

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Plesiolacerta Hoffstetter 1942
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†Plesiolacerta eratosthenesi Cernansky and Augé 2013
†Plesiolacerta lydekkeri Hoffstetter 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:04
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:04
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 8 + 9 to the top of the Vallesian or 55.80000 to 8.70000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Brabant) P. sp. (35531)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) P. sp. (68174)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) P. lydekkeri (84997)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Rhone) P. lydekkeri (151252)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. lydekkeri (12840)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) P. lydekkeri (12848 12853)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. lydekkeri (12841 12842 12843 12849 31745) P. sp., P. lydekkeri (12854)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) P. lydekkeri (12850)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) P. lydekkeri (28747)
MP 1837.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. lydekkeri (12851)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. lydekkeri (12846)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.2 - 15.97France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) P. lydekkeri (179194)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) P. lydekkeri (36708)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. eratosthenesi (59125)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. sp. (74679)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) P. sp. (48446)