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Pseudonaja

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Pseudonaja was named by Günther (1858). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Günther (1858) and Günther (1858).

It was assigned to Serpentes by Günther (1858); and to Elapidae by Günther (1858), Smith (1976).

Species
P. nuchalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Pseudonaja Günther
1976Pseudonaja Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
genusPseudonajaGünther 1858

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. Pseudonaja Günther 1858
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Pseudonaja nuchalis Günther 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) P. nuchalis (136430) P. sp. (28298)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) P. nuchalis (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) P. nuchalis (136172)