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Parvinatator wapitiensis

Reptilia - Parvinatatoridae

Taxonomy
Parvinatator wapitiensis was named by Nicholls and Brinkman (1995). It is not extant. Its type specimen is TMP 89.127.8. Its type locality is Wapiti Lake area, which is in a Spathian/Ladinian marine horizon in Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Parvinatator wapitiensis Nicholls and Brinkman
2003Parvinatator wapitiensis McGowan and Motani
2010Parvinatator wapitiensis 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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
familyParvinatatoridae
genusParvinatatorNicholls and Brinkman 1995
specieswapitiensisNicholls and Brinkman 1995

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.

†Parvinatator wapitiensis Nicholls and Brinkman 1995
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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 Ladinian or 251.30000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian - Ladinian251.3 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) Parvinatator wapitiensis (type locality: 196984)