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Embrithosaurus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Embrithosaurus was named by Watson (1914). Its type is Embrithosaurus schwarzi.

It was assigned to Pareiasauridae by Haughton and Boonstra (1929) and Carroll (1988); and to Pareiasauria by Lee (1997).

Species
E. schwarzi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Embrithosaurus Watson
1929Embrithosaurus Haughton and Boonstra
1988Embrithosaurus Carroll
1997Embrithosaurus Lee p. 251

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassParareptiliaLawrence 1868
—Procolophonomorpha()
—Procolophonia()
—Hallucicrania
superfamilyPareiasauroideaNopsca 1928
—Pareiasauria()
genusEmbrithosaurusWatson 1914

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. †Embrithosaurus Watson 1914
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†Embrithosaurus schwarzi Watson 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:32:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) E. schwarzi (93088 198028) E. sp. (93097 198719)