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Nikkasaurus

Nikkasauridae

Taxonomy
Nikkasaurus was named by Ivakhnenko (2000). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nikkasauridae by Ivakhnenko (2008).

Species
N. tatarinovi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Nikkasaurus Ivakhnenko
2008Nikkasaurus Ivakhnenko

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
infraorderNikkasaurida
familyNikkasauridaeIvakhnenko 2000
genusNikkasaurusIvakhnenko 2000

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. †Nikkasaurus Ivakhnenko 2000
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†Nikkasaurus tatarinovi Ivakhnenko 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:07
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:07
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kazanian to the top of the Urzhumian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kazanian - Urzhumian274.4 - 264.28Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) N. tatarinovi (187648)