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Variodens

Reptilia - Trilophosauridae

Taxonomy
Variodens was named by Robinson (1957). Its type is Variodens inopinatus.

It was assigned to Trilophosauridae by Robinson (1957), Carroll (1988).

Species
V. inopinatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Variodens Robinson p. 292
1988Variodens Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
familyTrilophosauridaeGregory 1945
genusVariodens

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. †Variodens Robinson 1957
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†Variodens inopinatus Robinson 1957
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, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Switzerland (Schaffhausen) V. sp. (51235)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) V. inopinatus (12858) V. sp., V. inopinatus (120898)