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Coelostegus
Taxonomy
Coelostegus was named by Carroll and Baird (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Coelostegus prothales.
It was assigned to Romeriidae by Carroll and Baird (1972); and to Protorothyrididae by Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Romeriidae by Carroll and Baird (1972); and to Protorothyrididae by Carroll (1988).
Species
C. prothales (type species)
Entered
by W. Clyde on 2003-01-23; modified by T. Liebrecht on 2013-10-27
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Coelostegus Carroll and Baird p. 322 |
| 1988 | Coelostegus Carroll |
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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.
G. †Coelostegus Carroll and Baird 1972
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†Coelostegus prothales Carroll and Baird 1972
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. L. Carroll and D. Baird 1972 | Large romeriid captorhinomorph. Parietals deeply embayed for postparietals and tabulars. Distinct lateral lappet of parietal. Frontals and postfrontals marked with deep grooves. Frontals shorter than nasals. Numerous, small posterior maxillary teeth; enlarged canines. Twenty-nine presacral vertebrae. Two sacral vertebrae. Vertebral centra relatively short. In the only known specimen (which is immature) the scapulocoracoid is ossified from more than one unit, and neural arches are suturally attached to the centra. |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988 | |||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westphalian D | Czechia (Pilsen) | C. prothales (84835) |