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Parasaurus
Taxonomy
Parasaurus was named by von Meyer (1857). It is not extant.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Lee (1997).
It was assigned to Rhynchocephalia by Cope (1870); to Pareiasauridae by Carroll (1988); and to Pareiasauria by Tsuji and Müller (2008).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Lee (1997).
It was assigned to Rhynchocephalia by Cope (1870); to Pareiasauridae by Carroll (1988); and to Pareiasauria by Tsuji and Müller (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1857 | Parasaurus von Meyer |
1870 | Parasaurus Cope |
1988 | Parasaurus Carroll |
2008 | Parasaurus Tsuji and Müller p. 1114 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: base of the Zechstein to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 259.00000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wuchiapingian | Germany (Hesse) | P. geinitzi (81115 84836 93036) | |
Zechstein | Germany (Thuringia) | P. geinitzi (85564 85565) | |
Zechstein | Germany (Lower Saxony) | P. geinitzi (85561) | |
Zechstein | Germany (Hesse) | P. geinitzi (85489) |