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Pterosphenus kutchensis

Reptilia - Palaeophiidae

Taxonomy
Pterosphenus kutchensis was named by Rage et al. (2003). Its type specimen is RUSB 2721-1 (single trunk vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Panandhro Mine, HD Pit, which is in a Bartonian mire/swamp shale in the Panandhro Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Pterosphenus kutchensis Rage et al.
2005Pterosphenus kutchensis Parmley and DeVore p. 714

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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()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyPalaeophiidae()
genusPterosphenus
specieskutchensis

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.

Pterosphenus kutchensis Rage et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLg
Adult length: 1000 to < 10^4g
Environment: coastal, oceanic, marine, brackishg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-10 11:11:02
Modified: 2005-09-10 13:11:02
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Holman 2000, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0India (Gujarat) Pterosphenus kutchensis (type locality: 48074 48075)