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Kenyasaurus

Osteichthyes - Tangasauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Kenyasaurus Harris and Carroll p. 141
1982Kenyasaurus Currie
1985Kenyasaurus Benton p. 157
1988Kenyasaurus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Eosuchia()
Neodiapsida
Younginiformes(Romer 1933)
superfamilyYounginoideaCurrie 1982
familyTangasauridaeHaughton 1924
subfamilyKenyasaurinaeCurrie 1982
genusKenyasaurus

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. †Kenyasaurus Harris and Carroll 1977
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Kenyasaurus mariakaniensis Harris and Carroll 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Olenekian or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7Kenya (Coast) K. mariakaniensis (87220)