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Blanosaurus

Osteichthyes - Blanidae

Taxonomy

Species
B. primeocaenus (type species)
Entered
by P. Mannion on 2015-02-19; modified by P. Mannion on 2015-07-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Blanosaurus Folie et al.
2015Blanosaurus Longrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
Amphisbaeniformes
familyBlanidaeKearney 2003
genusBlanosaurus

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. †Blanosaurus Folie et al. 2013
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Blanosaurus primeocaenus Folie et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialinfrao
Diet: insectivoreinfrao
Created: 2005-09-16 14:12:18
Modified: 2005-09-16 16:12:18
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Carroll 1988

Age range: MP 10 or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1056.0 - 48.07France (Picardie) Amphisbaenidae indet. (68440)
MP 8 + 956.0 - 48.07France (Picardie) Amphisbaenidae indet. (84997)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Brabant) B. primeocaenus (35531)