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Macrocnemus
Taxonomy
Macrochemus was named by Nopcsa (1930). Its type is Macrocnemus bassanii. It is the type genus of Macrocnemidae.
It was corrected as Macrocnemus by Kuhn (1966), Kuhn (1971), Chatterjee (1980), Benton (1985), Chatterjee (1986), Carroll (1988), Senter (2004), Li et al. (2007), Ezcurra (2016).
It was assigned to Macrocnemidae by Kuhn (1966), Kuhn (1971); to Protorosauridae by Chatterjee (1986); to Prolacertidae by Chatterjee (1980), Benton (1985), Carroll (1988), Li et al. (2007); and to Tanystropheidae by Senter (2004), Ezcurra (2016).
It was corrected as Macrocnemus by Kuhn (1966), Kuhn (1971), Chatterjee (1980), Benton (1985), Chatterjee (1986), Carroll (1988), Senter (2004), Li et al. (2007), Ezcurra (2016).
It was assigned to Macrocnemidae by Kuhn (1966), Kuhn (1971); to Protorosauridae by Chatterjee (1986); to Prolacertidae by Chatterjee (1980), Benton (1985), Carroll (1988), Li et al. (2007); and to Tanystropheidae by Senter (2004), Ezcurra (2016).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Macrochemus Nopcsa p. 352 |
| 1966 | Macrocnemus Kuhn p. 41 |
| 1971 | Macrocnemus Kuhn p. 12 |
| 1980 | Macrocnemus Chatterjee p. 197 |
| 1985 | Macrocnemus Benton p. 154 |
| 1986 | Macrocnemus Chatterjee pp. 309, 310 |
| 1988 | Macrocnemus Carroll |
| 2004 | Macrocnemus Senter p. 260 |
| 2007 | Macrocnemus Li et al. p. 1601 |
| 2016 | Macrocnemus Ezcurra |
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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. †Macrocnemus Nopcsa 1930
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†Macrocnemus anatinus Huene 1944
†Macrocnemus bassanii Nopcsa 1930
†Macrocnemus fuyuanensis Li et al. 2007
†Macrocnemus obristi Fraser and Furrer 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Longobardian or 243.33000 to 237.00000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anisian | Switzerland (Ticino) | M. bassanii (86828) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | Switzerland (Kanton Tessin) | M. bassanii (86837) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | Italy (Piedmont) | M. bassanii (86708) | |
| Illyrian - Fassanian | Switzerland | M. bassanii, M. fuyuanensis (122057) | |
| Fassanian | Switzerland (Graubunden) | M. obristi (172168) | |
| Fassanian | Switzerland (Grisons) | M. obristi (172169) | |
| Ladinian | China (Yunnan) | M. fuyuanensis (106668) | |
| Ladinian | Switzerland (Ticino) | M. bassanii (86841) | |
| Longobardian | China (Guizhou) | M. fuyuanensis (98907) |