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Bulbasaurus

Osteichthyes - Anomodontia

Taxonomy
Bulbasaurus was named by Kammerer and Smith (2017). Its type is Bulbasaurus phylloxyron.

It was assigned to Geikiidae by Kammerer and Smith (2017).

Species
B. phylloxyron (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Bulbasaurus Kammerer and Smith

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
—Bidentalia()
—Cryptodontia()
—Geikiidae()
genusBulbasaurus

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. †Bulbasaurus Kammerer and Smith 2017
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†Bulbasaurus phylloxyron Kammerer and Smith 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:45
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Western Cape) B. phylloxyron (185746 185747 185748 185749 185750)