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Sphenosiagon

Osteichthyes - Teiidae

Species
S. simplex (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Sphenosiagon Gao and Fox
1993Sphenosiagon Alifanov p. 74
1996Sphenosiagon Gao and Fox p. 28
2000Sphenosiagon Alifanov p. 374

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
Teiioidea
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
genusSphenosiagon

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. †Sphenosiagon Gao and Fox 1991
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Sphenosiagon simplex Gao and Fox 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:41
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:41
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (Alberta) S. simplex (14425)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) S. simplex (14463)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) S. simplex (116538)