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Cymbospondylus nevadanus

Reptilia - Cymbospondylidae

Taxonomy
Cymbospondylus nevadanus was named by Merriam (1908). Its type specimen is UCMP 10620, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is New Pass (UCMP collection), which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Cymbospondylus nevadanus Merriam p. 124
1930Cymbospondylus nevadanus Hay p. 125

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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)
—Hueneosauria
suborderLongipinnatiHuene 1948
familyCymbospondylidaevon Huene 1948
genusCymbospondylusLeidy 1868
speciesnevadanus

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.

†Cymbospondylus nevadanus Merriam 1908
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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: Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Cymbospondylus nevadanus (type locality: 75086)