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Grippiidae

Reptilia - Grippiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Grippiidae Wiman
2000Grippiidae Maisch and Matzke p. 94
2003Grippiidae McGowan and Motani
2010Grippiidae Maisch
2016Grippiidae Ji et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Ichthyosauromorpha
Ichthyosauriformes
Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
Eoichthyosauria
Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
familyGrippiidaeWiman 1929
familyGrippiidaeWiman 1929

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.

Fm. †Grippiidae Wiman 1929
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G. †Chaohusaurus Young and Dong 1972
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Chaohusaurus brevifemoralis Huang et al. 2019
Chaohusaurus geishanensis Young and Dong 1972
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Invalid names: Chensaurus faciles Chen 1985 [objective synonym]
Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis Chen et al. 2013
Invalid names: Anhuisaurus Chen 1985 [synonym], Chensaurus Mazin Suteethora et al. 1991 [synonym]
G. †Grippia Wiman 1929
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Grippia longirostris Wiman 1929
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 Smithian to the top of the Middle Triassic or 249.90000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (British Columbia) Grippia longirostris (105082)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Norway (Spitzberger) Grippia longirostris (34401)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7China (Anhui) Chaohusaurus chaoxianensis, Chaohusaurus brevifemoralis (188665)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Norway (Svalbard) Grippia longirostris (196800)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Anhui) Chaohusaurus sp. (155584) Chensaurus chaoxianensis (37180 37181) Chensaurus chaoxianensis, Chaohusaurus geishanensis, Chensaurus faciles (144395)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Grippiidae indet. (195195)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0China (Hubei) Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis (114113)