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Ophisaurus robustus

Osteichthyes - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Anguis robustus was named by Klembara (1979). Its type specimen is DP FNSP 1018, a partial skull (parietal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dolnice, which is in a MN 4 fluvial-lacustrine siltstone/marl in Czechia.

It was recombined as Ophisaurus robustus by Klembara and Rummel (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Anguis robustus Klembara
2018Ophisaurus robustus Klembara and Rummel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAnguinaeGray 1825
tribeOphisaurini
genusOphisaurusDaudin 1803
speciesrobustus(Klembara 1979)

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.

Ophisaurus robustus Klembara 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:37
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:25:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: MN 4 or 16.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.98Czechia (Karlovy Vary) Anguis robustus (138666)