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Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Scaphonyx sanjuanensis was named by Sill (1970). Its type specimen is MACN 18185, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis by Langer et al. (2000), Mukherjee and Ray (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Scaphonyx sanjuanensis Sill
2000Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis Langer et al. p. 17
2015Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis Mukherjee and Ray

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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()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—Rhynchosauria()
—Rhynchosauridae()
—Hyperodapedontinae(Chatterjee 1969)
genusHyperodapedonHuxley 1859
speciessanjuanensis(Sill 1970)

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2009-01-03 21:14:34
Modified: 2009-01-03 23:14:34
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Norian or 237.00000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Wyoming) Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis (91493)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis (99410 105825)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis (102340)