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Kuehneosuchus latissimus

Reptilia - Kuehneosauridae

Taxonomy
Kuehneosaurus latissimus was named by Robinson (1962). Its type specimen is NHMUK R.111, a partial skeleton (associated vertebrae and ribs), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Batscombe Quarry, which is in a Rhaetian fissure fill horizon in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Kuehneosuchus.

It was recombined as Kuehneosuchus latissimus by Robinson (1967), Estes (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Kuehneosaurus latissimus Robinson p. 146 figs. 1-2
1967Kuehneosuchus latissimus Robinson p. 173
1983Kuehneosuchus latissimus Estes p. 19 fig. 3

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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()
—Eosuchia()
—Neodiapsida
—SauriaGauthier 1984
—Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
—LepidosauriformesGauthier et al. 1988
familyKuehneosauridae
genusKuehneosuchus
specieslatissimus()

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.

†Kuehneosuchus latissimus Robinson 1962
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. L. Robinson 1967Diagnosis as for genus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) Kuehneosaurus latissimus (type locality: 12857)