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Anthracodromeus
Taxonomy
Anthracodromeus was named by Carroll and Baird (1972). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Romeriidae by Carroll and Baird (1972); and to Protorothyrididae by Carroll (1988), Haubold et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Romeriidae by Carroll and Baird (1972); and to Protorothyrididae by Carroll (1988), Haubold et al. (2005).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1972 | Anthracodromeus Carroll and Baird p. 322 |
| 1988 | Anthracodromeus Carroll |
| 2005 | Anthracodromeus Haubold et al. p. 78 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. L. Carroll and D. Baird 1972 | Romeriid captorhinomorph. Thirty-one presacral vertebrae. One pair of sacral ribs. Neural arches anteroposteriorly elongate, lateral surfaces "sculptured." Pattern of bones of the posterior skull roof and nature of sculpturing very similar to those of Paleothyris and Protorothyris. Blade of ilium very long. Limbs long relative to body size; humerus and femur equal in length to eight trunk centra; radius and tibia equal in length to four trunk centra. Hands and feet very long. |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Ohio) | Sauropleura longipes (85292) |