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Plesiolacerta eratosthenesi

Osteichthyes - Lacertidae

Taxonomy
Plesiolacerta eratosthenesi was named by Cernansky and Augé (2013). Its type specimen is SMNS 58203.1, a partial skull (Incomplete parietal lacking the anterior portion), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Herrlingen 8, which is in a MP 28 fissure fill limestone in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Plesiolacerta eratosthenesi Cernansky and Augé p. 81 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
familyLacertidaeBonaparte 1831
genusPlesiolacertaHoffstetter 1942
specieseratosthenesi

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.

†Plesiolacerta eratosthenesi Cernansky and Augé 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:04
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:04
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: MP 28 or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2827.3 - 23.04Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Plesiolacerta eratosthenesi (type locality: 59125)