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Paraglyptosaurus

Osteichthyes - Anguidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Paraglyptosaurus Sullivan
1983Paraglyptosaurus Estes
1986Paraglyptosaurus Sullivan p. 110
1988Paraglyptosaurus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyGlyptosaurinaeMarsh 1872
genusParaglyptosaurus

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. †Paraglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
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Paraglyptosaurus yatkolai Sullivan 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-23 14:40:23
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:40:23
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Head 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (New Mexico) P. yatkolai (186898 186900 186901) P. yatkolai, Glyptosaurus obtusidens (15453)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) P. sp. (15586 15589 15793)