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Pessopteryx

Reptilia - Merriamosauridae

Taxonomy
Pessopteryx was named by Wiman (1910). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Omphalosaurus by Maisch and Matzke (2000); it was considered a nomen dubium by McGowan and Motani (2003).

It was assigned to Omphalosauridae by von Huene (1951); and to Merriamosauridae by Maisch (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Pessopteryx Wiman
1951Pessopteryx von Huene p. 90
2010Pessopteryx Maisch

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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()
Ichthyosauromorpha
Ichthyosauriformes
Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
Eoichthyosauria
Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
Hueneosauria
Merriamosauria
familyMerriamosauridae
genusPessopteryxWiman 1910

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. †Pessopteryx Wiman 1910
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Pessopteryx nisseri Wiman 1910
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Invalid names: Omphalosaurus nisseri Wiman 1910 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Anisian or 251.30000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen P. nisseri (196985)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Omphalosaurus nisseri (196805)