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Psephosauriscus ramonensis

Reptilia - Placodontia

Taxonomy
Psephosauriscus ramonensis was named by Rieppel (2002). It is not extant. Its type specimen is HUJ-Pal. 2751, an osteoderm. Its type locality is Makhtech Ramon (HUJ collection), which is in an Illyrian open shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Gevanim Formation of Israel.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Psephosauriscus ramonensis Rieppel

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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
orderPlacodontiaCope 1871
suborderCyamodontoideaNopcsa 1923
genusPsephosauriscusRieppel 2002
speciesramonensis

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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Israel Psephosauriscus ramonensis (type locality: 149344)