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Paratetrasauropus
Taxonomy
Paratetrasauropus was named by Ellenberger (1972). It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was synonymized subjectively with Brachychirotherium by Klein and Lucas (2021).
It was assigned to Ornithischia by Ellenberger (1972); to Prosauropoda by Romero Molina et al. (2003); and to Crocodilomorphi by D'Orazi Porchetti and Nicosia (2007).
It was synonymized subjectively with Brachychirotherium by Klein and Lucas (2021).
It was assigned to Ornithischia by Ellenberger (1972); to Prosauropoda by Romero Molina et al. (2003); and to Crocodilomorphi by D'Orazi Porchetti and Nicosia (2007).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Paratetrasauropus Ellenberger p. 57 |
| 2003 | Paratetrasauropus Romero Molina et al. p. 24 |
| 2007 | Paratetrasauropus D'Orazi Porchetti and Nicosia p. 235 |
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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. †Paratetrasauropus Ellenberger 1972
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†Paratetrasauropus seakensis Ellenberger 1970
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. D'Orazi Porchetti and U. Nicosia 2007 | Quadrupedal track showing a rounded manus and a tetradactyl pes. The pes is larger than the manus (2/1), and shows a rounded “heel” with the convexity oriented backward. The pes is entaxonic, with digits II and III equally developed and larger than digits I and IV. Digit IV is the smallest. Pace angulation: about 125°. |