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Bolosauria

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Bolosauria was named by Kuhn (1959). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Bolosauria by Modesto et al. (2015).

It was assigned to Cotylosauria by Kuhn (1966); and to Parareptilia by Modesto et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Bolosauria Kuhn
1966Bolosauria Kuhn p. 18
2015Bolosauria Modesto et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassParareptiliaLawrence 1868
—Bolosauria(Kuhn 1959)
—Bolosauria(Kuhn 1959)

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.

Unr. †Bolosauria Kuhn 1959
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Fm. †Bolosauridae Cope 1878
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Subfm. †Belebeyinae Ivakhnenko 2001
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G. †Belebey Ivakhnenko 1973
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†Belebey augustodunensis Falconnet 2012
†Belebey chengi Müller et al. 2008
†Belebey maximi Tverdokhlebova 1987
†Belebey vegrandis Ivakhnenko 1973
G. †Permotriturus Tatarinov 1968
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†Permotriturus herrei Tatarinov 1968
Subfm. †Bolosaurinae Cope 1878
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G. †Bolosaurus Cope 1878
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†Bolosaurus grandis Reisz et al. 2002
†Bolosaurus major Broom 1913
†Bolosaurus striatus Cope 1878
G. †Eudibamus Berman et al. 2000
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†Eudibamus cursoris Berman et al. 2000
Invalid names: Bolosaurus traati Tatarinov 1974 [nomen dubium]
G. †Erpetonyx Modesto et al. 2015
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†Erpetonyx arsenaultorum Modesto et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Wordian or 303.70000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Canada (Prince Edward Island) Erpetonyx arsenaultorum (171344)
Gzhelian - Asselian303.7 - 295.5France (Burgundy) Belebey augustodunensis (164623)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Texas) Bolosaurus striatus (11165)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Bolosaurus sp. (180382)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Texas) Bolosaurus striatus (79162)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 279.3USA (New Mexico) Bolosauridae indet. (180988)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Oklahoma) Bolosaurus sp. (67862)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Bolosaurus sp. (13080) Bolosaurus striatus, Bolosaurus major (28142)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Germany (Thuringia) Eudibamus cursoris (80112)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01USA (Oklahoma) Bolosaurus striatus (87054)
Ufimian279.5 - 272.5Russian Federation (Komi) Bolosaurus traati (28480) Stephanospondylus traati (84719)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Bolosaurus sp. (28267)
Kazanian272.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Orenburg) Bolosauridae indet. (189582)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Gansu) Belebey vegrandis (85431)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Samara) Bolosauridae indet. (232602)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Belebey vegrandis (27341)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Chuvasia Republic) Bolosauria indet. (232564)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Orenburg) Belebey maximi (79969) Belebey vegrandis (80057)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Bolosauria indet. (197588 197767)
Urzhumian - Early/Lower Severodvinian266.9 - 259.51Russian Federation (Tatarstan) Permotriturus herrei (27931)