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Apsisaurus

Varanopidae

Taxonomy
Apsisaurus was named by Laurin (1991). It is not extant. Its type is Apsisaurus witteri.

It was assigned to Eosuchia by Laurin (1991); and to Varanopidae by Reisz et al. (2010) and Spindler et al. (2018).

Species
A. witteri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Apsisaurus Laurin p. 60 figs. 1-10
2010Apsisaurus Reisz et al.
2018Apsisaurus Spindler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
suborderEupelycosauria
familyVaranopidae()
genusApsisaurus

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. †Apsisaurus Laurin 1991
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†Apsisaurus witteri Laurin 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wolfcampian or 298.90000 to 286.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Texas) A. witteri (79162)