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Anarosaurus heterodontus

Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Pachypleurosauridae

Taxonomy
Anarosaurus heterodontus was named by Rieppel and Lin (1995). Its type specimen is M4/12, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Freyburg an der Unstrut, which is in an Anisian marine horizon in the Jena Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Anarosaurus heterodontus Rieppel and Lin pp. 8-10 figs. 8-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderEosauropterygia
superfamilyPachypleurosauroidea
familyPachypleurosauridae(Nopcsa 1928)
genusAnarosaurusDames 1890
speciesheterodontus

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.

Anarosaurus heterodontus Rieppel and Lin 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bithynian or 244.99000 to 244.24000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Netherlands (Gelderland) Anarosaurus heterodontus (96875)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Anarosaurus heterodontus (type locality: 138123)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Netherlands Anarosaurus heterodontus (106538)