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Mecistotrachelos

Reptilia

Taxonomy

Species
M. apeoros (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Mecistotrachelos Fraser et al. p. 261

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
genusMecistotrachelos

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. †Mecistotrachelos Fraser et al. 2007
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Mecistotrachelos apeoros Fraser et al. 2007
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. C. Fraser et al. 2007A small diapsid reptile with exceptionally elongate thoracic ribs that are approximately half the total length of the entire skeleton; eight or nine cervical vertebrae that, with the
exception of the atlas and axis, are at least twice as long as they
are tall; dorsal vertebrae approximately equal in length to the
cervicals; short metatarsals, length less than 1/5th the length of
the tibia; foot adapted for grasping.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) M. apeoros (106479)