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Odaxosaurus roosevelti

Reptilia - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Odaxosaurus roosevelti was named by Nydam (2013). Its type specimen is OMNH 30748 (posterior portion of left dentary) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is OMNH V5, which is in a Judithian terrestrial horizon in the Kaiparowits Formation of Utah.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. jepseni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Odaxosaurus roosevelti Nydam p. 406 fig. 16.16

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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()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
genusOdaxosaurus
speciesroosevelti

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.

†Odaxosaurus roosevelti Nydam 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-14 13:40:33
Modified: 2005-09-14 15:40:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bryant 1989, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Judithian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Odaxosaurus roosevelti (type locality: 14467)