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Temnodontosaurus longirostris

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Temnodontosaurus longirostris was named by Owen (1881). Its type specimen is BMNH 14566, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Temnodontosaurus longirostris Owen fig. 8

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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
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
—Parvipelvia
—NeoichthyosauriaSander 2000
genusTemnodontosaurusLydekker 1889
specieslongirostrisOwen 1881

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: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Planorbis to the top of the Bifrons or 201.30000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom Temnodontosaurus longirostris (41815)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Temnodontosaurus longirostris (71401)
Falciferum - Bifrons183.0 - 175.6United Kingdom (England) Temnodontosaurus longirostris (90459)