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Senqutrisauropus priscus

Reptilia - Anchisauridae

Taxonomy
Senqutrisauropus priscus was named by Ellenberger (1970). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Morobong tracksite (Zone A/1), which is in a Carnian/Norian terrestrial sandstone in the Molteno Formation of Lesotho. It is the type species of Senqutrisauropus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Senqutrisauropus priscus Ellenberger p. 344
1972Senqutrisauropus priscus Ellenberger p. 31
1974Senqutrisauropus priscus Ellenberger p. 83
1984Senqutrisauropus priscus Olsen and Galton p. 109
2021Senqutrisauropus priscus Klein and Lucas p. 101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Eusaurischia
—Sauropodomorpha(Huene 1932)
—Bagualosauria
—Plateosauria()
—Anchisauria
—Prosauropoda()
familyAnchisauridae
genusSenqutrisauropus
speciespriscus

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.

†Senqutrisauropus priscus Ellenberger 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Ellenberger 1972Ce petit pied tridactyle a les doigts effilés, pointus (griffus), très écartés (divarication Il-IV = 85°), fusiformes (coussinets de phalanges sans discontinuité, avec un appui supplémentaire à l'arriêre du doigt IV (ou III).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Created: 2005-09-15 11:05:47
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:40:20
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Norman and Weishampel 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Norian or 237.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Lesotho Senqutrisauropus priscus (type locality: 84061)