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Temnodontosaurus nuertingensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Leptonectes nuertingensis was named by von Huene (1931).

It was recombined as Temnodontosaurus nuertingensis by Maisch and Hungerbuhler (1997), Maisch and Matzke (2000) and Maisch (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Leptonectes nuertingensis von Huene
1997Temnodontosaurus nuertingensis Maisch and Hungerbuhler
2000Temnodontosaurus nuertingensis Maisch and Matzke p. 72
2010Temnodontosaurus nuertingensis 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)
Parvipelvia
NeoichthyosauriaSander 2000
genusTemnodontosaurusLydekker 1889
speciesnuertingensis(von Huene 1931)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000"Maxilla high, with serrated suture to premaxilla, vomer very long, teeth without carinae, snout long and straight."
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: Early/Lower Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany Temnodontosaurus nuertingensis (type locality: 176450)