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Palaeoxantusia kyrentos

Osteichthyes - Xantusiidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoxantusia kyrentos was named by Schatzinger (1980). Its type specimen is UCMP 106000, a skull (nearly complete skull and jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Palaeoxantusia kyrentos 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
specieskyrentos

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 kyrentos 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: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Palaeoxantusia kyrentos (16697 16705 16707 16710)