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Malerisaurus

Osteichthyes - Protorosauria - Protorosauridae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Malerisaurus Chatterjee p. 168 figs. 1b-6, 8-13
1985Malerisaurus Benton p. 154
1986Malerisaurus Chatterjee p. 297
1988Malerisaurus 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
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
orderProtorosauriaHuxley 1871
familyProtorosauridae
genusMalerisaurus

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. †Malerisaurus Chatterjee 1980
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Malerisaurus robinsonae Chatterjee 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2011-03-27 21:49:37
Modified: 2011-03-27 05:49:37
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Renesto 2005, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7India (Telangana) M. robinsonae (106521)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Texas) M. sp. (218126 218146)