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Parasaurus

Reptilia

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).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Parasaurus von Meyer
1870Parasaurus Cope
1988Parasaurus Carroll
2008Parasaurus Tsuji and Müller p. 1114

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassParareptiliaLawrence 1868
Procolophonomorpha()
Procolophonia()
Hallucicrania
superfamilyPareiasauroideaNopsca 1928
Pareiasauria()
genusParasaurusvon Meyer 1857

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. †Parasaurus von Meyer 1857
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Parasaurus geinitzi von Meyer 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:32:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:32:59
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
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany (Hesse) P. geinitzi (81115 84836 93036)
Zechstein259.0 - 252.3Germany (Thuringia) P. geinitzi (85564 85565)
Zechstein259.0 - 252.3Germany (Lower Saxony) P. geinitzi (85561)
Zechstein259.0 - 252.3Germany (Hesse) P. geinitzi (85489)