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Glyptosaurini

Reptilia - Anguidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Glyptosaurini Sullivan
1983Glyptosaurini Estes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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
tribeGlyptosaurini
tribeGlyptosaurini

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.

Tr. †Glyptosaurini Sullivan 1979
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G. †Gaultia Smith 2009
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Gaultia silvaticus Smith 2009
G. †Proglyptosaurus Sullivan 1989
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G. †Stenoplacosaurus Sullivan and Dong 2018
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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 Wasatchian to the top of the Priabonian or 54.90000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Portugal (Região Centro) Glyptosaurini indet. (79200)
MP 1056.0 - 48.07Spain (Catalonia) Glyptosaurini indet. (182236)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain (Lleida) Glyptosaurini indet. (142031 187320)
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Henan) Placosaurus rugosus (42164)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Gaultia silvaticus (15458) Glyptosaurini indet. (180111 181615 181616)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Colorado) Eoglyptosaurus donohoei (15652)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Gard) Glyptosaurini indet. (59129)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Glyptosaurus nodosus (174748)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Castilla y Leon) Glyptosaurini indet. (40358)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Glyptosaurini indet. (31751)