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Placosauriops

Osteichthyes - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Placosauriops was named by Kuhn (1940). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gerrhonotinae by McDowell and Bogert (1954); to Lacertilia by Kuhn (1964); and to Melanosaurini by Sullivan (1979), Auge and Sullivan (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Placosauriops Kuhn
1940Placosauroides Kuhn
1954Placosauriops McDowell and Bogert p. 130
1954Placosauroides McDowell and Bogert p. 130
1964Placosauriops Kuhn p. 325
1964Placosauroides Kuhn p. 325
1979Placosauriops Sullivan
2006Placosauriops Auge and Sullivan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyGlyptosaurinaeMarsh 1872
tribeMelanosauriniSullivan 1979
genusPlacosauriopsKuhn 1940

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.

G. †Placosauriops Kuhn 1940
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Invalid names: Placosauroides abderhaldeni Meszoely et al. 1978 [synonym]
Invalid names: Placosauroides Kuhn 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-23 14:40:23
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:40:23
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Head 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the MP 10 to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1056.0 - 48.07France (Picardie) Placosauriops indet. (68440)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) P. weigelti (179236) Placosauroides abderhaldeni, Xestops weigelti (13322)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) P. weigelti (22701)