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Scalenodon ribeiroae

Osteichthyes - Traversodontidae

Taxonomy
Scalenodon ribeiroae was named by Melo et al. (2017). It is not extant. Its type specimen is UFRGS-PV-0239-T, a partial skull (anterior portion of a skull with dentition). Its type locality is Rincao do Pinhal, which is in a Ladinian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Scalenodon ribeiroae Melo et al.

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Epicynodontia
infraorderCynognathia
—Gomphodontia(Seeley 1895)
familyTraversodontidaeHuene 1936
genusScalenodon
speciesribeiroae

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.

†Scalenodon ribeiroae Melo et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Scalenodon ribeiroae (type locality: 99237)