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Eohyosaurus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Eohyosaurus was named by Butler et al. (2015). Its type is Eohyosaurus wolvaardti. It was considered monophyletic by Butler et al. (2015).

It was assigned to Rhynchosauria by Butler et al. (2015) and Ezcurra et al. (2016).

Species
E. wolvaardti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Eohyosaurus Butler et al.
2016Eohyosaurus Ezcurra et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
Rhynchosauria()
genusEohyosaurus

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. †Eohyosaurus Butler et al. 2015
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Eohyosaurus wolvaardti Butler et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:37:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:37:19
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0South Africa (Free State) E. wolvaardti (171026)