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Lotosaurus adentus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Lotosaurus adentus was named by Zhang (1975). Its type specimen is IVPP V 4881, an other ("A great number of skeletal bones representing more than 10 individuals"), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Furongqiao, Sangzhi, which is in an Anisian coastal horizon in the Xinlingzhen Formation of China. It is the type species of Lotosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Lotosaurus adentus Zhang
1993Lotosaurus adentus Parrish p. 301
2011Lotosaurus adentus Nesbitt p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
superfamilyPoposauroidea(Nopcsa 1923)
genusLotosaurus
speciesadentus

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.

†Lotosaurus adentus Zhang 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Hunan) Lotosaurus adentus (type locality: 92024)