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Odaxosaurus priscus

Reptilia - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Odaxosaurus priscus was named by Gao and Fox (1996). Its type specimen is UALVP 29896, a mandible (incomplete right dentary with eight teeth and spaces for six others), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Irvine microvertebrate site, which is in a Judithian terrestrial horizon in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Odaxosaurus priscus Gao and Fox p. 70 figs. 29-30
2001Odaxosaurus priscus Peng et al. p. 28

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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
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
genusOdaxosaurus
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.

Odaxosaurus priscus Gao and Fox 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-14 13:40:33
Modified: 2005-09-14 15:40:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bryant 1989, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range: Judithian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Judithian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Odaxosaurus priscus (type locality: 14463 116537)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Odaxosaurus priscus (14467)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Odaxosaurus priscus (45897)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Odaxosaurus priscus (75836)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Odaxosaurus priscus (45820)