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Palaeoxantusia allisoni

Osteichthyes - Xantusiidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoxantusia allisoni was named by Schatzinger (1980). Its type specimen is UCMP 110313, a partial skull (a broken left splenio-dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2018-09-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Palaeoxantusia allisoni Schatzinger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyXantusiidaeBaird 1858
genusPalaeoxantusiaHecht 1956
speciesallisoni

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.

Palaeoxantusia allisoni Schatzinger 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:18
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:18
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Uintan or 45.90000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Palaeoxantusia allisoni (16678 16684 16698 16702 16705 16706 16707 16709 16710 16711)
Uintan - Duchesnean45.9 - 37.0USA (California) Palaeoxantusia allisoni (16533)