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Provelosaurus

Reptilia - Pareiasauridae

Taxonomy
Provelosaurus was named by Lee (1997). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pareiasauria by Lee (1997); and to Pareiasauridae by Cisneros et al. (2005).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Provelosaurus Lee
2005Provelosaurus Cisneros et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassParareptiliaLawrence 1868
Procolophonomorpha()
Procolophonia()
Hallucicrania
superfamilyPareiasauroideaNopsca 1928
Pareiasauria()
familyPareiasauridaeLydekker 1889
genusProvelosaurusLee 1997

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. †Provelosaurus Lee 1997
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Provelosaurus americanus Araújo 1985
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Pareiasaurus americanus (171380 171381)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) P. americanus (78657)