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Planocephalosaurus robinsonae

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Planocephalosaurus robinsonae was named by Fraser (1982). Its type specimen is AUP 11061, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cromhall Quarry general, which is in a Carnian fissure fill limestone/mudstone in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Planocephalosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Planocephalosaurus robinsonae Fraser p. 710

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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)
superorderLepidosauria()
—Sphenodontia()
genusPlanocephalosaurus
speciesrobinsonae

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Rhaetian or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3United Kingdom (England) Planocephalosaurus robinsonae (type locality: 13177) Planocephalosaurus sp. (13174 13175 13176 13182 13183)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (Wales) Planocephalosaurus sp. (46077)