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Oreithyia

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Oreithyia was named by Smith (2011). Its type is Oreithyia oaklandi.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Smith (2011).

Species
O. oaklandi (syn. Orithyia oaklandi) (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
O. oaklandi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Oreithyia Smith
2011Orithyia Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusOreithyia

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. †Oreithyia Smith 2011
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†Oreithyia oaklandi Smith 2011
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Invalid names: Orithyia oaklandi Smith 2011 [replaced]
Invalid names: Orithyia Smith 2011 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:07
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:41:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Aciprion sp., Iguanidae MPH-3 (16991)