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Helvetisaurus

Reptilia - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Helvetisaurus was named by Augé (2005). It was considered monophyletic by Augé (2005).

It was assigned to Anguini by Augé (2005).

Species
H. picteti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Helvetisaurus Augé

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAnguinaeGray 1825
tribeAnguini
genusHelvetisaurus

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. †Helvetisaurus Augé 2005
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†Helvetisaurus picteti Hoffstetter 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:37
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:25:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the MP 21 or 41.03000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie Region) Helvetisaurus indet. Forme A (12847)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy) H. picteti (12850)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9France H. picteti (84656)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) H. picteti (12845 12846)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) H. picteti (12841 12842)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Switzerland H. picteti (31743)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Helvetisaurus indet. Forme B (36708)