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Microwhaitsia

Therocephalia - Whaitsiidae

Taxonomy
Microwhaitsia was named by Huttenlocker and Smith (2017). It is not extant. Its type is Microwhaitsia mendrezi.

It was assigned to Whaitsiidae by Huttenlocker and Smith (2017).

Species
M. mendrezi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Microwhaitsia Huttenlocker and 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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderTherocephalia
EutherocephaliaHopson and Barghusen 1986
superfamilyWhaitsioideaHaughton 1918
familyWhaitsiidaeHaughton 1918
genusMicrowhaitsia

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. †Microwhaitsia Huttenlocker and Smith 2017
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Microwhaitsia mendrezi Huttenlocker and Smith 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:57
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) M. mendrezi (190331)