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Piramicephalosauridae

Osteichthyes - Piramicephalosauridae

Taxonomy

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by T. Cleary (authorized by P. Barrett) on 2016-01-21; modified by T. Cleary on 2016-01-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Piramicephalosauridae Alifanov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Episquamata
ToxicoferaVidal and Hedges 2005
infraorderIguaniaCuvier 1817
infraorderMacrocephalosauria
superfamilyMongolochamopoidea
familyPiramicephalosauridae
familyPiramicephalosauridae

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.

Fm. †Piramicephalosauridae Alifanov 2000
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G. †Piramicephalosaurus Alifanov 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Piramicephalosaurus cherminicus (58105) Pyramicephalosaurus cherminicus (62913)