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Chonespondylus grandis

Osteichthyes - Cymbospondylidae

Taxonomy
Chonespondylus grandis was named by Leidy (1868). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Chonespondylus.

It was recombined as Cymbospondylus grandis by Merriam (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Chonespondylus grandis Leidy p. 178
1902Chonespondylus grandis Hay p. 463
1902Cymbospondylus grandis Merriam p. 106 figs. Pi.. 16, fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
suborderLongipinnatiHuene 1948
familyCymbospondylidaevon Huene 1948
genusChonespondylusLeidy 1868
speciesgrandis

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.

†Chonespondylus grandis Leidy 1868
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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: Triassic or 251.90200 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Triassic251.902 - 201.4USA (Nevada) Chonespondylus grandis (101860)