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Prophaethon shrubsolei

Reptilia - Phaethontiformes - Prophaethontidae

Taxonomy
Prophaethon shrubsolei was named by Andrews (1899). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Prophaethon shrubsolei Andrews
1933Prophaeton shrubsolei Lambrecht p. 276
1977Prophaethon shrubsolei Harrison and Walker p. 21
1985Prophaethon shrubsolei Olson p. 193
2002Prophaethon shrubsolei Mlikovsky p. 64
2005Prophaethon shrubsolei Bourdon et al. p. 157
2015Prophaethon shrubsolei Mayr p. 55

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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()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderPhaethontiformes(Sharpe 1891)
familyProphaethontidaeHarrison and Walker 1976
genusProphaethonAndrews 1899
speciesshrubsoleiAndrews 1899

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.

†Prophaethon shrubsolei Andrews 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Prophaethon shrubsolei (85229)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom Prophaethon shrubsolei (215472)