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Parasaniwa

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Parasaniwa Gilmore p. 85
1930Parasaniwa Hay p. 252
1954Parasaniwa McDowell and Bogert p. 132
1959Parasaniwa Hecht p. 135
1964Parasaniwa Estes p. 129
1970Parasaniwa Estes and Berberian p. 5
1983Parasaniwa Estes
1988Parasaniwa Carroll
1989Parasaniwa Bryant p. 47
1996Parasaniwa Gao and Fox p. 76
2006Parasaniwa Conrad p. 122
2012Parasaniwa Longrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
genusParasaniwa

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. †Parasaniwa Gilmore 1928
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†Parasaniwa cynochoros Nydam 2013
†Parasaniwa wyomingensis Gilmore 1928
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Invalid names: Parasaniwa obtusa Gilmore 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Maximum body mass: 10 kgg
Minimum body mass: 1 kgg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-10 09:54:40
Modified: 2005-09-10 11:54:40
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Head 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Judithian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) P. wyomingensis (14430)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) P. wyomingensis (14489)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) P. n. sp. cf. wyomingensis (14463 14471 116537)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) P. cynochoros (181392)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Coahuila) P. sp., P. wyomingensis (154244)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) P. n. sp. cf. wyomingensis (47629)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) P. wyomingensis (14446)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) P. n. sp. cf. wyomingensis (62722)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) P. wyomingensis (14630)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) P. wyomingensis (14519 14538 14566 14577)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) P. wyomingensis (14655)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) P. wyomingensis (14535 14568 14582 14639)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) P. wyomingensis (14537 192251)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) P. wyomingensis (13142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) P. wyomingensis (14569)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) P. wyomingensis (14585) P. wyomingensis, P. obtusa (180016)