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Wapitisaurus problematicus

Reptilia - Weigeltisauridae

Taxonomy
Wapitisaurus problematicus was named by Brinkman (1988). Its type specimen is TMP 86.153.14, a partial skull, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Wapiti Lake, which is in a Smithian transition zone/lower shoreface siltstone in the Sulphur Mountain Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Wapitisaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Wapitisaurus problematicus Brinkman p. 951 fig. 1

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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
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Eosuchia()
Neodiapsida
familyWeigeltisauridaeKuhn 1939
genusWapitisaurus
speciesproblematicus

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.

Wapitisaurus problematicus Brinkman 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) Wapitisaurus problematicus (type locality: 85452)