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Tanystropheus conspicuus

Reptilia - Tanystropheidae

Taxonomy
Tanystropheus conspicuus was named by Meyer (1855).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. posthumus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Tanystropheus conspicuus Meyer
1859Tanystropheus conspicuus Owen p. 146
1860Tanystrophaeus conspicuus Owen p. 220
1861Tanystrophaeus conspicuus Owen p. 240
1901Tanystropheus conspicuus Nopcsa p. 202
1914Tanystrophaeus conspicuus Huene p. 12
1971Tanystropheus conspicuus Kuhn p. 11
1980Tanystropheus conspicuus Chatterjee p. 198
1986Tanystropheus conspicuus Chatterjee pp. 309-311

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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
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
familyTanystropheidaeGervais 1859
genusTanystropheusvon Meyer 1852
speciesconspicuusMeyer 1855

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: piscivoreg
Created: 2011-03-27 21:49:13
Modified: 2011-03-27 05:49:13
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Renesto 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Middle Triassic or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Tanystropheus conspicuus (39763)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Tanystropheus sp. (101873)