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Ophisauromimus

Osteichthyes - Anguidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Ophisauromimus Cernansky et al.

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

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. †Ophisauromimus Cernansky et al. 2016
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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: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 23 to the top of the MP 28 or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Midi-Pyrenées) Dopasia sp. (167537)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Dopasia coderetensis (36711)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04France (Quercy) Dopasia frayssensis (36712 36715)
MP 28 - MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ophisauromimus indet., O. coderetensis (59126)
MP 2927.3 - 23.04Germany (Baden-Württemberg) O. coderetensis (74679)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Dopasia coderetensis (179146)