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Rotodactylus bessieri

Reptilia - Rotodactylidae

Taxonomy
Rotodactylus bessieri was named by Demathieu (1984). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Fozières tracksite, which is in an Anisian terrestrial marl in the Inférieure Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Rotodactylus bessieri Demathieu
2011Rotodactylus bessieri Brusatte et al. p. S16
2011Rotodactylus bessieri Klein et al. p. 226

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
familyRotodactylidae
genusRotodactylus
speciesbessieriDemathieu 1984

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.

†Rotodactylus bessieri Demathieu 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983

Age range: Illyrian or 243.33000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464France (Languedoc-Rousillon) Rotodactylus bessieri (type locality: 199936)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Algeria (Tizi Ouzou) Rotodactylus bessieri (196719)