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Obamadon

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Obamadon was named by Longrich et al. (2012). Its type is Obamadon gracilis.

It was assigned to Polyglyphanodontia by Longrich et al. (2012).

Species
O. gracilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Obamadon Longrich et al. fig. 1B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Scincomorpha()
—PolyglyphanodontiaAlifanov 2000
genusObamadon

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. †Obamadon Longrich et al. 2012
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†Obamadon gracilis Longrich et al. 2012
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. R. Longrich et al. 2012As for type and only species [Obamadon gracilis]
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lancian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) O. gracilis (14508)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) O. gracilis (26626)