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Exaeretodon riograndensis

Traversodontidae

Taxonomy
Exaeretodon riograndensis was named by Abdala et al. (2002). Its type specimen is MCP 1522 PV, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Exaeretodon site, 6 km west of Botucarai hill, which is in a Carnian/Norian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Exaeretodon riograndensis Abdala et al. p. 314

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Epicynodontia
infraorderCynognathia
Gomphodontia(Seeley 1895)
familyTraversodontidaeHuene 1936
genusExaeretodonCabrera 1943
speciesriograndensis

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.

Exaeretodon riograndensis Abdala et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2009-01-03 21:15:42
Modified: 2009-01-03 23:15:42
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Exaeretodon riograndensis (203745)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Exaeretodon riograndensis (98623 type locality: 175572)