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Barbaturex morrisoni

Reptilia

Discussion

Species nomen honors Jim Morrison, vocalist and lizard king.

Taxonomy
Barbaturex morrisoni was named by Head et al. (2013). Its type specimen is UCMP 142227 (partial right dentary) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP V96009, Pondaung Sandstone, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar. It is the type species of Barbaturex.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Barbaturex morrisoni Head et al. p. 2 figs. 1a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
ChamaeleontiformesConrad 2008
AcrodontaCope 1864
genusBarbaturex
speciesmorrisoni

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.

Barbaturex morrisoni Head et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Myanmar (Magway) Barbaturex morrisoni (91585)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Myanmar Barbaturex morrisoni (41456 type locality: 41463 78057)