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Rytiodus heali

Osteichthyes - Sirenia - Dugongidae

Taxonomy
Rytiodus heali was named by Domning (2011) [formerly BRSUG 20853a–e and 20854]. Its type specimen is BMNH M82415, a partial skeleton (skull, vertebrae and ribs), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Rytiodus heali Domning p. 1340 figs. Figs. 2-13; Table 1
2019Rytiodus heali Samonds et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderSirenia()
familyDugongidae
subfamilyDugonginae
genusRytiodus
speciesheali

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.

Rytiodus heali Domning 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Domning 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Madagascar Rytiodus heali (51586)